arable
/ˈæɹəbl̩/
"arable" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,313 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #30,313
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈæɹəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for arable is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæɹəbl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,313 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arable, with forms such as "aarble", "arabble", and "arabel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Arabs", "argyle", "arguable", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from Latin arābilis, formed from arō (“plow”) + -bilis (“able to be”). Cognate with earable (“arable”). The correct English form is arable, spelled A-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
- 2Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).
Etymology
From Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from Latin arābilis, formed from arō (“plow”) + -bilis (“able to be”). Cognate with earable (“arable”).
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aarble,arabble,arabel,arablle,aralbe,arbale,arible,arrable,raable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “arable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæɹəbl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Arabs” - see the side-by-side comparison. arable vs Arabs
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.