pronounceable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-pronounceable adjective
- pronounceability noun
- unpronounceability noun
- unpronounceable adjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
One more syllable than schadenfreude but still one fewer than endzeitgemütlichkeit—and mostly pronounceable to English speakers like myself.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025
Most of California’s valdiguié has long since been replaced with more profitable and pronounceable varieties such as cabernet sauvignon, but a few patches persist.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022
An ampersand alone on a page would represent a pronounceable word.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2020
And it’s more pronounceable than a traditional keysmash — “as;ldfkjls” — so it can be said out loud.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2019
“Doo,” “boo,” “la,” etc., are easily pronounceable and fun for children to articulate.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
