possible

/[pɔˈsiːblə]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,234

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

possible is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel Pronounced [pɔˈsiːblə].

Key facts for possible
PropertyValue
Headwordpossible
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[pɔˈsiːblə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,234
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of possible in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for possible is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɔˈsiːblə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,234 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for possible, with forms such as "opssible", "posible", and "posisble". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is possible, spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opssible,posible,posisble,possbile,possibble,possibel,possiblle,possilbe,poßible,ppossible,psosible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for possible

Misspelling Variants of "possible"

opssible8posible7posisble8possbile8possibble9possibel8possiblle9possilbe8
Misspelling Variants of "possible"

Frequency rank: #33,234 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "possible"?
"possible" is spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔˈsiːblə].
What does "possible" mean?
As an adj, "possible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs possibel
What are common misspellings of "possible"?
Common misspellings include "opssible", "posible", "posisble", "possbile", "possibble". The correct spelling is "possible".
How do you pronounce "possible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "possible" is [pɔˈsiːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "possible" come from?
"possible" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.