eatable
/ˈiːtəbəl/
"eatable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eatable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be eaten; edible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eatable · eatable · English
eatable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eatable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈiːtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eatable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eatable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈiːtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be eaten; edible.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for eatable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From eat + -able (“able, capable”). Doublet of edible. The correct English form is eatable, spelled E-A-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be eaten; edible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eatable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The contents of the pan began to boil, and he turned to plunge his hand into the bowl; I conjectured that this preparation was probably for our supper, and, being hungry, I resolved it should be eatable;
When the seeds are larger, softer, and more eatable, they are protected by an excessively hard and stony covering, as in the plum and peach tribe ; or they are enclosed in a tough horny core, as with crabs and apples.
Etymology
From eat + -able (“able, capable”). Doublet of edible.
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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.