editable

adj

"editable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“editable” is uncommon English (frequency #69,020 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,020
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being edited.

Corpus desk

Index EN-editable · editable · English

editable · rank #69,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,020
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Edom

Nearest frequency peer: Edom (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “editable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “editable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for editable
PropertyValue
Headwordeditable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “editable” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).editablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Edom” (#69,021), “echidna” (#69,018), “elocution” (#69,023). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “editable” is #69,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

editable is uncommon English at frequency #69,020 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being edited.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for editable, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From edit + -able. The correct English form is editable, spelled E-D-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being edited.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how editable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This page is editable by anyone.

Etymology

From edit + -able.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "editable"?
"editable" is spelled E-D-I-T-A-B-L-E.
What does "editable" mean?
As an adjective, "editable" means: Capable of being edited.
What is the origin of the word "editable"?
From edit + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "editable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list