# adorable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ · frequency rank #6,433

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **arable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adorable-vs-arable)
- **admirable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admirable-vs-adorable)

## Common misspellings (12)
`addorable`, `adoarble`, `adorabble`, `adorabel`, `adorablle`, `adoralbe`, `adorbale`, `adorible`, `adorrable`, `adroable`, `aodrable`, `daorable`

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