Which to use
“doable” and “durable” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,127
- “doable” frequency rank
- #11,536
- “durable” frequency rank
- 38663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doable | durable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Possible to do; feasible. | Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. |
Where the eye mixes doable and durable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doable and durable
A purely visual mix-up. doable (/ˈduː.ə.bəl/) and durable (/ˈdʊɹəbəl/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doable is recorded at frequency rank #27,127, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈduː.ə.bəl/. durable is at rank #11,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdʊɹəbəl/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38663, this pair ranks #283,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doable vs durable
Shared letters: abdel. Private to "doable": o. Private to "durable": ru.
"doable" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "durable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doable" and "durable" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "doable" or "durable"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doable" and "durable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doable vs dongle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #283,929 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.