discernible
/dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/
"discernible" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discernible” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,002
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discernible · discernible · English
discernible · rank #30,002 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,002
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,416
- PHOTO-FINISH diddy
Nearest frequency peer: diddy (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “discernible”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Denzel
Denzel
70,002 corpus weight
- Devonshire
Devonshire
70,001 corpus weight
- diddy
diddy
70,000 corpus weight
- discernible
discernible
69,999 corpus weight
- discharging
discharging
69,998 corpus weight
- displace
displace
69,996 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “discernible” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discernible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #30,002 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discernible” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around discernible (IPA /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,002 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for discernible, with forms such as "ddiscernible", "dicsernible", and "disccernible". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible. The correct English form is discernible, spelled D-I-S-C-E-R-N-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
Etymology
From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiscernible
- dicsernible
- disccernible
- discenrible
- discerinble
- discernable
- discernbile
- discernibble
- discernibel
- discerniblle
- discernilbe
- discernnible
- discerrnible
- discrenible
- disecrnible
- disscernible
- dsicernible
- idscernible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discernible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "discernible", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.