applicable

1. 1.

   capable of being applied; having relevance

   “gave applicable examples to support her argument”

   Similarrelevant

Questions about applicable

What does applicable mean?

applicable means "capable of being applied; having relevance".

How many syllables are in applicable?

applicable has 4 syllables: ap-pli-ca-ble. The stress falls on "ap". In IPA it is /ˈæpləkəbəl/.

Is applicable a common word?

applicable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.