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audible

/ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/ UK
/ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/ US, dialectal
[ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl] US, dialectal
/ˈɑ.dɪ.bəl/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
[ˈɑ.ɾɪ.bəl] US, cot caught merger, dialectal
/ˈɒ.dɪ.bəl/ Canada, cot caught merger, dialectal
[ˈɒ.ɾɪ.bəl] Canada, cot caught merger, dialectal
/ˈoː.dɪ.bəl/ Australia
[ˈoː.ɾɪ.bəl] Australia

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

adjective more audible · most audible

Able to be heard. "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible […]
Similar: hearable, sounded, vocal, audible, clear

Opposite: inaudible, quiet, silent, soundless

verb audibles · audibling · audibled

intransitive To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one. The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.

noun audibles

The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one. The audible changed the play to a run.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hearable, sounding, sonic, auditory, aural, audio, acoustical, noticeable, perceptible, perceivable, vocal, discernible, sound, loud, noise, ultrasonic

adjective

Opposite: inaudible, quiet, silent, soundless

Translations

Every language

adj able to be heard

Español	oíble, audible
한국어	들를 수 있는 deulleul su inneun
日本語	可聴な kachō na, 耳に聞こえる mimi ni kikoeru
中文	聽得見的 /听得见的 tīng dé jiàn de
Português	audível
Français	audible
Deutsch	hörbar
Italiano	udibile
Ελληνικά	ακουστός akoustós
Română	auzibil
Русский	слы́шный slýšnyj, слы́шимый slýšimyj
العربية	مَسْمُوع masmūʕ

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@misc{audible_2026,
  title = {audible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/audible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}