# allowable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈlaʊ.əbəl/ · frequency rank #29,903

## Definitions
1. Appropriate; acceptable.
2. Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
3. Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
4. Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
5. Praiseworthy.

## Etymology
From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`alloawble`, `allowabble`, `allowabel`, `allowablle`, `allowalbe`, `allowbale`, `allowible`, `allowwable`, `allwoable`, `alolwable`, `alowable`, `lalowable`

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