# flexible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ · frequency rank #5,792

## Definitions
1. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
2. Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
3. Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
4. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

## Etymology
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

## Common misspellings (13)
`felxible`, `fflexible`, `fleixble`, `flexable`, `flexbile`, `flexibble`, `flexibel`, `flexiblle`, `flexilbe`, `flexxible`, `fllexible`, `flxeible`, `lfexible`

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