# tactile

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtæktaɪl/ · frequency rank #25,609

## Definitions
1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
2. Used for feeling.
3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).

## Easily confused with
- **textile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactile-vs-textile)
- **tackle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tackle-vs-tactile)
- **tactic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactic-vs-tactile)
- **tactics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactics-vs-tactile)

## Common misspellings (10)
`atctile`, `tacctile`, `tacitle`, `tactiel`, `tactille`, `tactlie`, `tacttile`, `tatcile`, `tcatile`, `ttactile`

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