# indispensable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ · frequency rank #18,587

## Definitions
1. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
2. Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
3. Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.

## Common misspellings (21)
`idnispensable`, `inddispensable`, `indipsensable`, `indisepnsable`, `indispenasble`, `indispennsable`, `indispensabble`, `indispensabel`, `indispensablle`, `indispensalbe`, `indispensbale`, `indispensible`, `indispenssable`, `indispesnable`, `indispnesable`, `indisppensable`, `indisspensable`, `indsipensable`, `inidspensable`, `inndispensable`, `nidispensable`

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