plausible
plau·si·ble/ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/adjective
plausible is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E, 3 syllables: plau·si·ble. The wrong spelling people search most is plausable: about 210 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 17 of all searches for the word. Plausible is an adjective meaning “Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely”.
How many letters and syllables are in plausible?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: plau·si·ble |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, plausable, about 210 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell plausible?
Plausible is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 17 of the searches for plausible in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is plausible?
Plausible appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce plausible?
- UK /ˈplɔː.zɪ.bl̩/
- UK /ˈplɔː.zə.bl̩/
- US /ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/
Plausible has 3 syllables, split plau·si·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-plausible.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plausible
- more plausible comparative
- most plausible superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plausible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
a plausible excuse
- 2
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion
- 3
obsoleteWorthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plausible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense likely, acceptable:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does plausible come from?
From Latin plausibilis (“deserving applause, praiseworthy, acceptable, pleasing”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“to applaud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).