losable
"losable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“losable” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That can be lost.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | losable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “losable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for losable is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "That can be lost.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for losable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English losable, from losen + -able, By surface analysis, lose + able. The correct English form is losable, spelled L-O-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1That can be lost.
Etymology
From Middle English losable, from losen + -able, By surface analysis, lose + able.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “losable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-S-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.