enjoyable

/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/

//ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩// adj

"enjoyable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“enjoyable” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,141 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,141
frequency rank, English
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

Key facts for enjoyable
PropertyValue
Headwordenjoyable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,141
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enjoyable” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for enjoyable is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,141 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for enjoyable, with forms such as "ejnoyable", "enjjoyable", and "enjoayble". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From enjoy + -able. The correct English form is enjoyable, spelled E-N-J-O-Y-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

Etymology

From enjoy + -able.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejnoyable,enjjoyable,enjoayble,enjoyabble,enjoyabel,enjoyablle,enjoyalbe,enjoybale,enjoyible,enjoyyable,enjyoable,ennjoyable,enojyable,nejoyable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enjoyable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ejnoyable2enjjoyable1enjoayble2enjoyabble1enjoyabel2enjoyablle1enjoyalbe2enjoybale2
Edit distance from "enjoyable"

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 "enjoyable"?
"enjoyable" is spelled E-N-J-O-Y-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/.
What does "enjoyable" mean?
As an adjective, "enjoyable" means: Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
What are common misspellings of "enjoyable"?
Common misspellings include "ejnoyable", "enjjoyable", "enjoayble", "enjoyabble", "enjoyabel". The correct spelling is "enjoyable".
How do you pronounce "enjoyable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjoyable" is /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "enjoyable"?
From enjoy + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “enjoyable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-J-O-Y-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list