# permissible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/ · frequency rank #22,469

## Definitions
1. permitted.
2. permissive

## Etymology
From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis.

## Easily confused with
- **permissive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permissible-vs-permissive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`eprmissible`, `pemrissible`, `perimssible`, `permisible`, `permisisble`, `permissable`, `permissbile`, `permissibble`, `permissibel`, `permissiblle`, `permissilbe`, `permmissible`, `permsisible`, `perrmissible`, `ppermissible`, `premissible`

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