# passable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpæsəbəl/ · frequency rank #37,145

## Definitions
1. That may be passed or traversed.
2. Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.
3. able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.

## Etymology
From French passable, equivalent to pass + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **passage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passable-vs-passage)
- **payable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passable-vs-payable)
- **possible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passable-vs-possible)
- **parable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parable-vs-passable)
- **palpable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palpable-vs-passable)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apssable`, `pasable`, `pasasble`, `passabble`, `passabel`, `passablle`, `passalbe`, `passbale`, `passible`, `ppassable`, `psasable`

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