navigable

/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/

//ˈnævɪɡəbəl// adj

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"navigable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“navigable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,150
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.

Corpus desk

Index EN-navigable · navigable · English

navigable · rank #30,150 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,150
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH natures

Nearest frequency peer: natures (-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 “navigable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “navigable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

navigable vs navigate
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for navigable
PropertyValue
Headwordnavigable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,150
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “navigable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).navigablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “natures” (#30,149), “naga” (#30,148), “mullet” (#30,147). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “navigable” is #30,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around navigable (IPA /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,150 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for navigable, with forms such as "anvigable", "naivgable", and "navgiable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "navigate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis. The correct English form is navigable, spelled N-A-V-I-G-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
  2. 2
    Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
  3. 3
    Steerable, dirigible.
  4. 4
    Easy to navigate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how navigable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal. Chapoo, the town taken by the British immediately before the attack upon Woosung, is on the north side of the gulf of Che-kiang, about midwa…
  2. [...] on July 16, 1790, a public meeting [...] unanimously approved of a scheme for making the River Soar navigable from Leicester to Loughborough, and "a cut or rail-way from Swannington and the neighbourhood to the bason at Loughborough."

Etymology

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

Synonyms

navigatable

Antonyms

unnavigable

This word in other languages

navigable(Français)schiffbar(Deutsch)navegável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anvigable
  • naivgable
  • navgiable
  • naviagble
  • navigabble
  • navigabel
  • navigablle
  • navigalbe
  • navigbale
  • naviggable
  • navigible
  • navvigable
  • nnavigable
  • nvaigable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of navigable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anvigable2naivgable2navgiable2naviagble2navigabble1navigabel2navigablle1navigalbe2
Edit distance from "navigable"

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 "navigable"?
"navigable" is spelled N-A-V-I-G-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/.
What does "navigable" mean?
As an adjective, "navigable" means: Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
What words are commonly confused with "navigable"?
"navigable" is commonly confused with "navigate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "navigable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "navigable" is /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "navigable"?
From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "navigable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list