# avoidable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/ · frequency rank #29,924

## Definitions
1. Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
2. Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

## Etymology
From avoid + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **Avondale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoidable-vs-avondale)
- **avoidance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoidable-vs-avoidance)
- **available** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/available-vs-avoidable)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aovidable`, `aviodable`, `avodiable`, `avoiadble`, `avoidabble`, `avoidabel`, `avoidablle`, `avoidalbe`, `avoidbale`, `avoiddable`, `avoidible`, `avvoidable`, `vaoidable`

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