# inevitable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ · frequency rank #6,256

## Definitions
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent.
2. Predictable or always happening.

## Etymology
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

## Easily confused with
- **inevitably** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inevitable-vs-inevitably)
- **inimitable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inevitable-vs-inimitable)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ienvitable`, `ineivtable`, `ineviatble`, `inevitabble`, `inevitabel`, `inevitablle`, `inevitalbe`, `inevitbale`, `inevitible`, `inevittable`, `inevtiable`, `inevvitable`, `innevitable`, `inveitable`, `nievitable`

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