pronounceable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-pronounceable adjective
- pronounceability noun
- unpronounceability noun
- unpronounceable adjective
Example Sentences
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An ampersand alone on a page would represent a pronounceable word.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2020
It’s a combination one might call Djokovician if that were pronounceable.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2020
Emoji enthusiasts have played with telling word-free stories using their little darlings alone and translating song lyrics into the pictures, “but they can’t be put together like letters to make a pronounceable word,” McCulloch said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2016
In the reading world, “decoding” means sounding out the letters in words, and then reassembling them into a pronounceable whole.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2012
“Doo,” “boo,” “la,” etc., are easily pronounceable and fun for children to articulate.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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