corrigible
/ˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/
"corrigible" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corrigible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be corrected or set right.
Corpus desk
Index EN-corrigible · corrigible · English
corrigible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | corrigible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corrigible” in English
Rare enough to double-check
corrigible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corrigible, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English corrigible, corigyble, from Old French corrigible. The correct English form is corrigible, spelled C-O-R-R-I-G-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be corrected or set right.
- 2Submissive to correction
- 3Deserving chastisement.
- 4Having power to correct.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corrigible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why is it, then, that there is on the whole a preponderance among mankind of rational opinions and rational conduct? […] it is owing to a quality of the human mind, the source of everything respectable in man either as an intellectual or as a moral being, namely, that his errors are corrigible.
Wouldst thou […] see Thy master thus with pleach’d arms, bending down His corrigible neck […]
Etymology
From Middle English corrigible, corigyble, from Old French corrigible.
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.