# affable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ · frequency rank #43,495

## Definitions
1. Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
2. Mild; benign.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`afable`, `afafble`, `affabble`, `affabel`, `affablle`, `affalbe`, `affbale`, `affible`, `fafable`

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