# allowable vs allowance

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allowable
*adjective · IPA /əˈlaʊ.əbəl/ · frequency rank #29,903*
Appropriate; acceptable.

### allowance
*noun · IPA /əˈlaʊəns/ · frequency rank #8,887*
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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