adorable

/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/

//əˈdɔːɹəbəl// adj

"adorable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adorable” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,433
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adorable · adorable · English

adorable · rank #6,433 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,433
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH addressing

Nearest frequency peer: addressing (-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 “adorable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adorable” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adorable vs arable
75% similar
adorable vs admirable
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adorable
PropertyValue
Headwordadorable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,433
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adorable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).adorablelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “addressing” (#6,432), “allegedly” (#6,434), “achievements” (#6,431). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adorable” is #6,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around adorable (IPA /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,433 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for adorable, with forms such as "addorable", "adoarble", and "adorabble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "arable", "admirable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre, from ad + ōrō + ōrāre. By surface analysis, adore + -able. The correct English form is adorable, spelled A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a romantic love song with adorable-sounding drum beats
  2. Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre, from ad + ōrō + ōrāre. By surface analysis, adore + -able.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addorable
  • adoarble
  • adorabble
  • adorabel
  • adorablle
  • adoralbe
  • adorbale
  • adorible
  • adorrable
  • adroable
  • aodrable
  • daorable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adorable - 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.

addorable1adoarble2adorabble1adorabel2adorablle1adoralbe2adorbale2adorible1
Edit distance from "adorable"

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 "adorable"?
"adorable" is spelled A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/.
What does "adorable" mean?
As an adjective, "adorable" means: Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
What words are commonly confused with "adorable"?
"adorable" is commonly confused with "arable", "admirable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adorable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adorable" is /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/. 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 "adorable"?
Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre, from ad + ōrō + ōrāre. By surface analysis, adore + -able. 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 "adorable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list