# compatible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/ · frequency rank #7,432

## Definitions
1. Capable of easy interaction.
2. Able to get along well.
3. Consistent; congruous.

## Etymology
from Middle French compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.

## Easily confused with
- **comparable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparable-vs-compatible)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccompatible`, `cmopatible`, `comaptible`, `commpatible`, `compaitble`, `compatable`, `compatbile`, `compatibble`, `compatibel`, `compatiblle`, `compatilbe`, `compattible`, `comppatible`, `comptaible`, `copmatible`, `ocmpatible`

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