honorable

/ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/

//ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩// adj

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"honorable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“honorable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,480
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-honorable · honorable · English

honorable · rank #9,480 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,480
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH homemade

Nearest frequency peer: homemade (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “honorable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “honorable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

honorable vs honorably
89% similar
honorable vs honourable
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for honorable
PropertyValue
Headwordhonorable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,480
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “honorable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).honorablelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “homemade” (#9,479), “infectious” (#9,481), “healthier” (#9,478). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “honorable” is #9,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around honorable (IPA /ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,480 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for honorable, with forms such as "hhonorable", "hnoorable", and "honnorable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "honorably", "honourable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honor + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst. The correct English form is honorable, spelled H-O-N-O-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
  2. 2
    Worthy of respect; respectable.
  3. 3
    Complying with cultural rules regarding honor; not provoking shame or disgrace.
  4. 4
    A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of state, or senator, and in the United States to the president, vice president, congresspeople, state governors and legislators, and mayors.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how honorable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary.
  2. That culture considered it no disgrace to be defeated in honorable combat.

Etymology

From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honor + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst.

This word in other languages

honorable(Español)honorable(Français)ehrbar(Deutsch)honorável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhonorable
  • hnoorable
  • honnorable
  • honoarble
  • honorabble
  • honorabel
  • honorablle
  • honoralbe
  • honorbale
  • honorible
  • honorrable
  • honroable
  • hoonrable
  • ohnorable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of honorable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhonorable1hnoorable2honnorable1honoarble2honorabble1honorabel2honorablle1honoralbe2
Edit distance from "honorable"

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 "honorable"?
"honorable" is spelled H-O-N-O-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/.
What does "honorable" mean?
As an adjective, "honorable" means: Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
What words are commonly confused with "honorable"?
"honorable" is commonly confused with "honorably", "honourable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "honorable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "honorable" is /ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "honorable"?
From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honor + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old Eng... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "honorable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

infectious14 variantsenjoyment14 variantselephants14 variantscarpenter14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list