Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scannable

/ˈskænəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: scannable
IPA: /ˈskænəbəl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be scanned; suitable for scanning.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English scannable From scan + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskænəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more scannable (comparative) most scannable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonscannable unscannable

Rhymes With

cannable

Questions

How do you pronounce scannable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskænəbəl/.
What does scannable mean?: That can be scanned; suitable for scanning.
Where does scannable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English scannable From scan + -able.

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