# reasonable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/ · frequency rank #2,551

## Definitions
1. Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
2. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
4. Not expensive; fairly priced.
5. Satisfactory.

## Etymology
From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`erasonable`, `raesonable`, `reaosnable`, `reasnoable`, `reasoanble`, `reasonabble`, `reasonabel`, `reasonablle`, `reasonalbe`, `reasonbale`, `reasonible`, `reasonnable`, `reassonable`, `resaonable`, `rreasonable`

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