foreseeable

adj

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"foreseeable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“foreseeable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,563. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,563
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Able to be foreseen or anticipated.

Key facts for foreseeable
PropertyValue
Headwordforeseeable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,563
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “foreseeable” 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). foreseeable lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around foreseeable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,563 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Able to be foreseen or anticipated.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for foreseeable, with forms such as "fforeseeable", "foerseeable", and "foreeseable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From foresee + -able. The correct English form is foreseeable, spelled F-O-R-E-S-E-E-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be foreseen or anticipated.

Etymology

From foresee + -able.

This word in other languages

previsible(Español)prévisible(Français)vorhersehbar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforeseeable
  • foerseeable
  • foreeseable
  • foreseable
  • foreseaeble
  • foreseeabble
  • foreseeabel
  • foreseeablle
  • foreseealbe
  • foreseebale
  • foreseeible
  • foresseeable
  • forreseeable
  • forseeeable
  • froeseeable
  • ofreseeable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foreseeable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fforeseeable1foerseeable2foreeseable2foreseable1foreseaeble2foreseeabble1foreseeabel2foreseeablle1
Edit distance from "foreseeable"

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 "foreseeable"?
"foreseeable" is spelled F-O-R-E-S-E-E-A-B-L-E.
What does "foreseeable" mean?
As an adjective, "foreseeable" means: Able to be foreseen or anticipated.
What are common misspellings of "foreseeable"?
Common misspellings include "fforeseeable", "foerseeable", "foreeseable", "foreseable", "foreseaeble". The correct spelling is "foreseeable".
What is the origin of the word "foreseeable"?
From foresee + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “foreseeable”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-E-S-E-E-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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