# preventable

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #23,950

## Definitions
1. Capable of being prevented.

## Etymology
From prevent + -able.

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`perventable`, `ppreventable`, `preevntable`, `prevenatble`, `prevenntable`, `preventabble`, `preventabel`, `preventablle`, `preventalbe`, `preventbale`, `preventible`, `preventtable`, `prevetnable`, `prevnetable`, `prevventable`, `prreventable`, `prveentable`, `rpeventable`

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