usable

Questions about usable

What does usable mean?

usable means "capable of being put to use". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in usable?

usable has 3 syllables: u-sa-ble. The stress falls on "u". In IPA it is /ˈjuzəbəl/.

What is another word for usable?

Close synonyms include useable, functional, useable, operable, operational. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is usable a common word?

usable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.