recognisable
/ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/
"recognisable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“recognisable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,194 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #30,194
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Able to be recognised.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recognisable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #30,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recognisable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for recognisable is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,194 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Able to be recognised.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for recognisable, with forms such as "ercognisable", "rceognisable", and "reccognisable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "recognizable", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From recognise + -able. The correct English form is recognisable, spelled R-E-C-O-G-N-I-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be recognised.
Etymology
From recognise + -able.
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ercognisable,rceognisable,reccognisable,recgonisable,recoggnisable,recoginsable,recogniasble,recognisabble,recognisabel,recognisablle,recognisalbe,recognisbale,recognisible,recognissable,recognnisable,recognsiable,recongisable,reocgnisable,rrecognisable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recognisable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “recognisable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-G-N-I-S-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “recognizable” - see the side-by-side comparison. recognisable vs recognizable
- 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.