# incapable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/ · frequency rank #10,867

## Definitions
1. Not capable (of doing something); unable.
2. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.

## Easily confused with
- **incurable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incapable-vs-incurable)
- **inescapable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incapable-vs-inescapable)

## Common misspellings (14)
`icnapable`, `inacpable`, `incaapble`, `incapabble`, `incapabel`, `incapablle`, `incapalbe`, `incapbale`, `incapible`, `incappable`, `inccapable`, `incpaable`, `inncapable`, `nicapable`

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