evitable
/ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/
"evitable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evitable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Possible to avoid; avertible.
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Index EN-evitable · evitable · English
evitable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | evitable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “evitable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
evitable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possible to avoid; avertible.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for evitable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French evitable (modern French évitable), from Latin ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītō (“to avoid”) + -bilis (“-able”, able or worthy to be). The former is derived from ē- (“out”) + vītō (“to avoid, evade; to shun”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-… The correct English form is evitable, spelled E-V-I-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Possible to avoid; avertible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how evitable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The tragic consequences were evitable.
That Fort is unſafe where a part of the Garriſon conſiſts of diſguiſed Enemies; for when they take their turns at the Watch, the danger is hardly evitable. It would then certainly be for the ſafety of the Fort, that ſuch Friends in Maſquerade were induſtrouſly kept out, inſtead of being whipt in.
Etymology
From Middle French evitable (modern French évitable), from Latin ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītō (“to avoid”) + -bilis (“-able”, able or worthy to be). The former is derived from ē- (“out”) + vītō (“to avoid, evade; to shun”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dwidʰeh₁- (“separate, set apart”), a compound of *dwi- (“two”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”)).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.