# desirable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/ · frequency rank #8,919

## Definitions
1. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

## Etymology
From Old French desirable.
Morphologically desire + -able.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddesirable`, `deisrable`, `desiarble`, `desirabble`, `desirabel`, `desirablle`, `desiralbe`, `desirbale`, `desirible`, `desirrable`, `desriable`, `dessirable`, `dseirable`, `edsirable`

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