# acceptable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ · frequency rank #4,503

## Definitions
1. Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.
2. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

## Etymology
From Middle English acceptable, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”).
Morphologically accept + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **acceptance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acceptable-vs-acceptance)

## Common misspellings (14)
`accepatble`, `accepptable`, `acceptabble`, `acceptabel`, `acceptablle`, `acceptalbe`, `acceptbale`, `acceptible`, `accepttable`, `accetpable`, `accpetable`, `acecptable`, `aceptable`, `caceptable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acceptable