admissible

/ədˈmɪsəbəl/

//ədˈmɪsəbəl// adj

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"admissible" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admissible” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,927
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-admissible · admissible · English

admissible · rank #33,927 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,927
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adderall

Nearest frequency peer: Adderall (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “admissible”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “admissible” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for admissible
PropertyValue
Headwordadmissible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ədˈmɪsəbəl/
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,927
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “admissible”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).admissiblelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Adderall” (#33,926), “airlift” (#33,928), “acronyms” (#33,925). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admissible” is #33,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around admissible (IPA /ədˈmɪsəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,927 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for admissible, with forms such as "addmissible", "adimssible", and "admisible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French admissible. Equivalent to admit + -ible The correct English form is admissible, spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
  2. 2
    Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how admissible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French admissible. Equivalent to admit + -ible

Antonyms

inadmissible

This word in other languages

admisible(Español)admissible(Français)akzeptabel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmissible
  • adimssible
  • admisible
  • admisisble
  • admissable
  • admissbile
  • admissibble
  • admissibel
  • admissiblle
  • admissilbe
  • admmissible
  • admsisible
  • amdissible
  • damissible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of admissible - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addmissible1adimssible2admisible1admisisble2admissable1admissbile2admissibble1admissibel2
Edit distance from "admissible"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admissible"?
"admissible" is spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪsəbəl/.
What does "admissible" mean?
As an adjective, "admissible" means: Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
What are common misspellings of "admissible"?
Common misspellings include "addmissible", "adimssible", "admisible", "admisisble", "admissable". The correct spelling is "admissible".
How do you pronounce "admissible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admissible" is /ədˈmɪsəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "admissible"?
Borrowed from Middle French admissible. Equivalent to admit + -ible See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "admissible", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list