cancellable
"cancellable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cancellable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Which can be cancelled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cancellable · cancellable · English
cancellable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cancellable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cancellable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cancellable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Which can be cancelled.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cancellable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cancel + -able. The correct English form is cancellable, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-L-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Which can be cancelled.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cancellable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This commitment is not cancellable.
Originally a cab signal only, it had been modified to give a gradual brake application, cancellable by the driver.
Etymology
From cancel + -able.
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.