flexible
/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/
"flexible" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flexible” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,792 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,792
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flexible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flexible” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for flexible is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,792 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for flexible, with forms such as "felxible", "fflexible", and "fleixble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible. The correct English form is flexible, spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- 2Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- 3Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- 4Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
Etymology
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: felxible,fflexible,fleixble,flexable,flexbile,flexibble,flexibel,flexiblle,flexilbe,flexxible,fllexible,flxeible,lfexible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flexible - 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.
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.
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Using “flexible”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ (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.