perceivable
"perceivable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perceivable” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,257 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #95,257
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable of being perceived; discernible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perceivable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #95,257 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perceivable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for perceivable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #95,257 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Capable of being perceived; discernible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perceivable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From perceive + -able. The correct English form is perceivable, spelled P-E-R-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being perceived; discernible.
Etymology
From perceive + -able.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “perceivable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.