perceivable
"perceivable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perceivable” is uncommon English (frequency #95,257 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,257
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being perceived; discernible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perceivable · perceivable · English
perceivable · rank #95,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,257
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pequot
Nearest frequency peer: Pequot (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “perceivable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Pennie
Pennie
4,747 corpus weight
- pepperidge
pepperidge
4,746 corpus weight
- Pequot
Pequot
4,745 corpus weight
- perceivable
perceivable
4,744 corpus weight
- Perino
Perino
4,743 corpus weight
- Perret
Perret
4,741 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “perceivable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “perceivable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
perceivable is uncommon English at frequency #95,257 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perceivable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.
The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).