commensurable

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   capable of being measured by a common standard

   “hours and minutes are commensurable”

   Similarcommensurate

Questions about commensurable

What does commensurable mean?

commensurable means "capable of being measured by a common standard".

How many syllables are in commensurable?

commensurable has 5 syllables: com-men-su-ra-ble. The stress falls on "su".

Is commensurable a common word?

commensurable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.