soluble
/ˈsɒljʊbəl/
"soluble" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“soluble” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #16,352 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,352
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Able to be dissolved.
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 | soluble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,352 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “soluble” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for soluble is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɒljʊbəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,352 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for soluble, with forms such as "osluble", "slouble", and "solbule". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "solute", "solvable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable. The correct English form is soluble, spelled S-O-L-U-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be dissolved.
- 2Able to be solved or explained.
Etymology
From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osluble,slouble,solbule,solluble,solubble,solubel,solublle,solulbe,soulble,ssoluble
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soluble - 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 “soluble”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-O-L-U-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “solute” - see the side-by-side comparison. soluble vs solute
- 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.