# capable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/ · frequency rank #2,429

## Definitions
1. Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
2. Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.

## Easily confused with
- **capsule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capable-vs-capsule)
- **curable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capable-vs-curable)
- **culpable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capable-vs-culpable)
- **cable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cable-vs-capable)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acpable`, `caapble`, `capabble`, `capabel`, `capablle`, `capalbe`, `capbale`, `capible`, `cappable`, `ccapable`, `cpaable`

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