Mable

Name: Mable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Mable” is an uncommon English word, ranked #84,478 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#84,478
frequency rank, English: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Latin, variant of Mabel.

Key facts for Mable
Property	Value
Headword	Mable
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#84,478
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mable lands here:

#84,478

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Mable is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #84,478 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Mabel. The correct English form is Mable, spelled M-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
A female given name from Latin, variant of Mabel.
2
A surname originating as a matronymic.

Etymology

Variant of Mabel.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mable"?

"Mable" is spelled M-A-B-L-E.

What does "Mable" mean?

As a proper noun, "Mable" means: A female given name from Latin, variant of Mabel.

What is the origin of the word "Mable"?

Variant of Mabel. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Mable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-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.