partible
/ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/
"partible" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“partible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-partible · partible · English
partible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | partible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “partible” in English
Rare enough to double-check
partible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
partible doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiō (“to share, divide”). The correct English form is partible, spelled P-A-R-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
- 2Of property: that can be divided between heirs on inheritance.
- 3Relating to an inheritance system based on such division.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how partible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If souls be not unible, nor partible substances, there is no place for this doubt: if they be, they will be still what they are, notwithstanding any such union with a common soul.
Following the introduction of partible inheritance in 1793, peasants reacted by using systematic birth control for the first time so as to restrict the number of heirs among whom their property would have to be divided – causing a sharp and enduring drop in France's birth-rate.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiō (“to share, divide”).
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.