# probable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ · frequency rank #9,799

## Definitions
1. Likely or most likely to be true.
2. Likely to happen.
3. Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
4. Capable of being proved.

## Etymology
From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.

## Easily confused with
- **probate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probable-vs-probate)
- **probably** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probable-vs-probably)
- **potable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potable-vs-probable)

## Common misspellings (13)
`porbable`, `pprobable`, `prboable`, `proabble`, `probabble`, `probabel`, `probablle`, `probalbe`, `probbable`, `probbale`, `probible`, `prrobable`, `rpobable`

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