# portable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/ · frequency rank #7,484

## Definitions
1. Able to be carried or easily moved.
2. Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
3. Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
4. Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
5. Bearable, endurable.

## Etymology
From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **portal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portable-vs-portal)
- **portage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portable-vs-portage)
- **potable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portable-vs-potable)
- **parable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parable-vs-portable)

## Common misspellings (13)
`oprtable`, `poratble`, `porrtable`, `portabble`, `portabel`, `portablle`, `portalbe`, `portbale`, `portible`, `porttable`, `potrable`, `pportable`, `protable`

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