# eligible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ · frequency rank #4,372

## Definitions
1. Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
2. Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

## Etymology
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`eilgible`, `elgiible`, `eligable`, `eligbile`, `eliggible`, `eligibble`, `eligibel`, `eligiblle`, `eligilbe`, `eliigble`, `elligible`, `leigible`

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