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Borrowed from Latin operābilis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.pə.ɹə.bəl/

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operable (comparative more operable, superlative most operable)

1. Able to be operated or used.
2. Able to be put into operation; practicable.
3. Able to be treated by surgery.

• inoperable

• ropeable

From operar + -able.

• IPA^(key): /opeˈɾable/ [o.peˈɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧ble

operable m or f (masculine and feminine plural operables)

1. operable (able to be treated by surgery)

   Antonym: inoperable

• “operable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025