likable
/ˈlaɪkəbl̩/
"likable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“likable” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,481
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-likable · likable · English
likable · rank #30,481 · 11 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,481
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH limping
Nearest frequency peer: limping (+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 “likable”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- kites
kites
69,527 corpus weight
- Kok
Kok
69,524 corpus weight
- likable
likable
69,520 corpus weight
- limping
limping
69,519 corpus weight
- Lloyds
Lloyds
69,517 corpus weight
- luster
luster
69,515 corpus weight
What this shows “likable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | likable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #30,481 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “likable”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around likable (IPA /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,481 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for likable, with forms such as "ilkable", "liakble", and "likabble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "lovable", "livable", "likeable", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From like + -able. The correct English form is likable, spelled L-I-K-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
- 2Capable of, or suitable for, being liked.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how likable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.
From the very moment that Judge Payne was introduced to his party he proved himself a likabler guide[.]
Etymology
From like + -able.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilkable
- liakble
- likabble
- likabel
- likablle
- likalbe
- likbale
- likible
- likkable
- lkiable
- llikable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of likable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "likable", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).