# enable vs enviable

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### enable
*verb · IPA /ɪˈneɪbəl/ · frequency rank #4,298*
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

### enviable
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/ · frequency rank #34,046*
Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

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