# susceptible

> English word · Adjective · IPA [səˈsɛptɪbl̩] · frequency rank #11,804

## Definitions
1. Likely to be affected by something.
2. Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
3. Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
4. That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
5. Vulnerable.
6. Amenable.

## Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ssuceptible`, `ssusceptible`, `sucseptible`, `suscceptible`, `suscepitble`, `suscepptible`, `susceptable`, `susceptbile`, `susceptibble`, `susceptibel`, `susceptiblle`, `susceptilbe`, `suscepttible`, `suscetpible`, `suscpetible`, `susecptible`, `sussceptible`, `ussceptible`

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