# visible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ · frequency rank #3,732

## Definitions
1. Able to be seen.

## Etymology
From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision. Displaced native Old English ġesewenlīċ.

## Easily confused with
- **visibly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visible-vs-visibly)
- **viable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viable-vs-visible)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ivsible`, `viisble`, `visable`, `visbile`, `visibble`, `visibel`, `visiblle`, `visilbe`, `vissible`, `vsiible`, `vvisible`

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