# pliable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈplaɪəbəl/ · frequency rank #45,006

## Definitions
1. Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
2. Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.

## Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

## Easily confused with
- **potable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pliable-vs-potable)
- **payable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payable-vs-pliable)
- **parable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parable-vs-pliable)
- **playable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/playable-vs-pliable)
- **palpable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palpable-vs-pliable)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lpiable`, `pilable`, `plaible`, `pliabble`, `pliabel`, `pliablle`, `plialbe`, `plibale`, `pliible`, `plliable`, `ppliable`

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