apprehensible
/ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/
"apprehensible" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apprehensible” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apprehensible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apprehensible” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for apprehensible is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).".
apprehensible has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is apprehensible, spelled A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apprehensible”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.