objectionable

Name: objectionable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“objectionable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,531
frequency rank, English: 1,431
“O” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-objectionable · objectionable · English

objectionable · rank #26,531 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,531
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 1,431
PHOTO-FINISH O'Sullivan

Nearest frequency peer: O'Sullivan (-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.

O'Leary

73,473
O'Neal

73,472
O'Sullivan

73,471
objectionab…

73,470
obliterated

73,469
obtainable

73,468

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

Key facts for objectionable
Property	Value
Headword	objectionable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#26,531
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “objectionable”

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

#26,531

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “O'Sullivan” (#26,530), “obliterated” (#26,532), “O'Neal” (#26,529). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “objectionable” is #26,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around objectionable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,531 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for objectionable, with forms such as "bojectionable", "obbjectionable", and "obejctionable". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From objection + -able. The correct English form is objectionable, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.
The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]

Etymology

From objection + -able.

Synonyms

exceptionable

Antonyms

unobjectionable

This word in other languages

répréhensible(Français)unangenehm(Deutsch)repreensível(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bojectionable
obbjectionable
obejctionable
objcetionable
objecctionable
objecitonable
objectinoable
objectioanble
objectionabble
objectionabel
objectionablle
objectionalbe
objectionbale
objectionible
objectionnable
objectoinable
objecttionable
objetcionable
objjectionable
ojbectionable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of objectionable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "objectionable"

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 "objectionable"?

"objectionable" is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-E.

What does "objectionable" mean?

As an adjective, "objectionable" means: Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

What are common misspellings of "objectionable"?

Common misspellings include "bojectionable", "obbjectionable", "obejctionable", "objcetionable", "objecctionable". The correct spelling is "objectionable".

What is the origin of the word "objectionable"?

From objection + -able. 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 "objectionable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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