receivable
"receivable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“receivable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #36,308 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,308
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | receivable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “receivable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for receivable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #36,308 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for receivable, with forms such as "erceivable", "rceeivable", and "recceivable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able. The correct English form is receivable, spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erceivable,rceeivable,recceivable,receiavble,receivabble,receivabel,receivablle,receivalbe,receivbale,receivible,receivvable,receviable,recievable,reecivable,rreceivable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receivable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “receivable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.