identifiable
adj.easy to recognize or name because of specific features. You use this when you can tell exactly what or who something is.
adj.capable of being recognized or established as being a particular person or thing. Often used in contexts involving forensic evidence, branding, or visual patterns.
“The suspect was easily identifiable from the security footage.”
“The company uses a bright orange logo to ensure its products are identifiable from a distance.”
“While the melody remains identifiable throughout the variations, the composer obscures the rhythm so thoroughly that the original theme feels like a distant memory.”
Often follows linking verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'remain'. Frequently modified by adverbs of degree such as 'easily', 'clearly', or 'instantly'.
Learners often incorrectly use 'y' instead of 'i' because the root verb is 'identify'.
Usage correct identifiable
“Ministers apologised after it emerged that the company’s staff had access to identifiable patient data.”
“Look upwards and to the west and the red planet will be identifiable because of its colour.”
From identify + -able.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.