# forcible

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #36,147

## Definitions
1. Done by force, forced.
2. Having (physical) force, forceful.
3. Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
4. Able to be forced.

## Etymology
From Middle English forcible, forsable, from Old French forcible, from forcier (“to conquer by force”), equivalent to force + -ible.

## Easily confused with
- **forcibly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forcible-vs-forcibly)

## Common misspellings (13)
`fforcible`, `focrible`, `forcable`, `forcbile`, `forccible`, `forcibble`, `forcibel`, `forciblle`, `forcilbe`, `foricble`, `forrcible`, `frocible`, `ofrcible`

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