gullible
/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/
"gullible" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gullible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,397
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gullible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gullible” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around gullible (IPA /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,397 among 18,276 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gullible, with forms such as "ggullible", "glulible", and "gulible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down. The correct English form is gullible, spelled G-U-L-L-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggullible
- glulible
- gulible
- gulilble
- gullable
- gullbile
- gullibble
- gullibel
- gulliblle
- gullilbe
- ugllible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gullible - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “gullible”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-L-L-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.