Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

writable

/ˈɹaɪtəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: writ-a-ble
IPA: /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being written.

adj

Capable of being written to.

adj

Example Sentences

"Are sign languages writable?"
"The file is writable only for users in the admin group."
"I burned my family's vacation photos onto a writable CD."
"The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy."
"In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared."

Etymology

Etymology tree English write Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English writable From write + -able.

Inflected Forms

more writable (comparative) most writable (superlative) writeable (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonwritable unwritable

Frequently Paired Words

readable

Antonyms

read-only

Rhymes With

biteable lightable fightable sightable

Questions

How do you pronounce writable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/.
What does writable mean?: Capable of being written.
Where does writable come from?: Etymology tree English write Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English writable From write + -able.

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