# tangible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/ · frequency rank #11,984

## Definitions
1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
2. Perceptible; able to be perceived.
3. Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
4. Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”)

## Easily confused with
- **tangle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangible-vs-tangle)

## Common misspellings (13)
`atngible`, `tagnible`, `tangable`, `tangbile`, `tanggible`, `tangibble`, `tangibel`, `tangiblle`, `tangilbe`, `tanigble`, `tanngible`, `tnagible`, `ttangible`

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