# intelligible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/ · frequency rank #38,445

## Definitions
1. Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

## Etymology
From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

## Easily confused with
- **ineligible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ineligible-vs-intelligible)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inetlligible`, `inntelligible`, `inteligible`, `intelilgible`, `intellgiible`, `intelligable`, `intelligbile`, `intelliggible`, `intelligibble`, `intelligibel`, `intelligiblle`, `intelligilbe`, `intelliigble`, `intleligible`, `inttelligible`, `itnelligible`, `nitelligible`

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