vengeable
"vengeable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vengeable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vengeful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vengeable · vengeable · English
vengeable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vengeable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vengeable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vengeable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vengeable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman vengeable. The correct English form is vengeable, spelled V-E-N-G-E-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Vengeful.
- 2Prompted by or characterised by revenge; severe, cruel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vengeable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I sought / Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight / To punish
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vengeable.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.