solvable
/ˈsɒlvəbəl/
"solvable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“solvable” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,493
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being solved.
Corpus desk
Index EN-solvable · solvable · English
solvable · rank #48,493 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,493
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sone
Nearest frequency peer: sone (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “solvable”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sledding
sledding
51,514 corpus weight
- Snowdon
Snowdon
51,512 corpus weight
- solvable
solvable
51,508 corpus weight
- sone
sone
51,506 corpus weight
- sorrel
sorrel
51,504 corpus weight
- southwards
southwards
51,503 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “solvable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | solvable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɒlvəbəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “solvable” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around solvable (IPA /ˈsɒlvəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,493 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for solvable, with forms such as "oslvable", "slovable", and "solavble". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "syllable", "soluble", "sociable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From solve + -able. Piecewise doublet of soluble. More information The mathematical senses derive from Galois theory: Galois discovered that one could determine whether a given polynomial could be solved by radicals by studying the properties of a particula… The correct English form is solvable, spelled S-O-L-V-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being solved.
- 2Capable of being solved.
- 3Capable of being solved.
- 4Capable of being solved.
- 5Capable of being solved.
- 6Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
- 7Able to pay one's debts.
- 8Capable of being paid and discharged.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how solvable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a solvable problem
1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, London: William Shrowsbery, “De homine,” Chapter 2, p. 56, Intellective Memory, which I call an act of the intellective faculty because it is wrought by it, though I do not inquire how or where, because it is not solvible:
Etymology
From solve + -able. Piecewise doublet of soluble. More information The mathematical senses derive from Galois theory: Galois discovered that one could determine whether a given polynomial could be solved by radicals by studying the properties of a particular group attached to a particular field extension deriving from the polynomial in question; if the group satisfies some conditions then polynomial can be solved by radicals. Any group meeting these conditions — whether or not it arises from this process — is thus called solvable, as is any field extension giving rise to such a group. The Lie-theoretic sense is by analogy, the study of Lie algebras deriving much of its terminology from group theory. In regular use by the late 19th century.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oslvable
- slovable
- solavble
- sollvable
- solvabble
- solvabel
- solvablle
- solvalbe
- solvbale
- solvible
- solvvable
- sovlable
- ssolvable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solvable - 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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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- "solvable" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "syllable". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #48,493 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.