# delectable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ · frequency rank #41,589

## Definitions
1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.

## Etymology
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddelectable`, `deelctable`, `delcetable`, `delecatble`, `delecctable`, `delectabble`, `delectabel`, `delectablle`, `delectalbe`, `delectbale`, `delectible`, `delecttable`, `deletcable`, `dellectable`, `dleectable`, `edlectable`

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