# navigable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ · frequency rank #30,150

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

## Etymology
From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`anvigable`, `naivgable`, `navgiable`, `naviagble`, `navigabble`, `navigabel`, `navigablle`, `navigalbe`, `navigbale`, `naviggable`, `navigible`, `navvigable`, `nnavigable`, `nvaigable`

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