# curable

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #43,587

## Definitions
1. Capable of being cured.

## Etymology
From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccurable`, `cruable`, `cuarble`, `curabble`, `curabel`, `curablle`, `curalbe`, `curbale`, `curible`, `currable`, `ucrable`

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