# gullible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ · frequency rank #25,397

## Definitions
1. Easily 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.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggullible`, `glulible`, `gulible`, `gulilble`, `gullable`, `gullbile`, `gullibble`, `gullibel`, `gulliblle`, `gullilbe`, `ugllible`

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