# edible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛdɪbəl/ · frequency rank #12,412

## Definitions
1. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
2. Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
3. In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.

## Etymology
From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”). Doublet of eatable.

## Easily confused with
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edible-vs-edie)
- **exile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edible-vs-exile)
- **enable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edible-vs-enable)

## Common misspellings (9)
`deible`, `edable`, `edbile`, `eddible`, `edibble`, `edibel`, `ediblle`, `edilbe`, `eidble`

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