adaptable

[að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le]

/[að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“adaptable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,702
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se puede adaptar o adecuar; capaz de ser adaptado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adaptable · adaptable · Spanish

adaptable · rank #45,702 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,702
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acólitos

Nearest frequency peer: acólitos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “adaptable”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “adaptable” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adaptable vs adaptarse
78% similar
adaptable vs aceptable
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adaptable
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,702
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adaptable”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adaptablecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acólitos” (#45,701), “acrílico” (#45,700), “adivinado” (#45,704). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adaptable” va en #45,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adaptable (IPA [að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,702 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adaptable, with forms such as "aadptable", "adapatble", and "adapptable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "adaptarse", "aceptable", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is adaptable, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se puede adaptar o adecuar; capaz de ser adaptado.
  2. 2
    Que se ajusta o acomoda a diferentes condiciones; que se adapta.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadptable
  • adapatble
  • adapptable
  • adaptabble
  • adaptabel
  • adaptablle
  • adaptalbe
  • adaptavle
  • adaptbale
  • adapttable
  • adatpable
  • addaptable
  • adpatable
  • daaptable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adaptable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aadptable2adapatble2adapptable1adaptabble1adaptabel2adaptablle1adaptalbe2adaptavle1
Edit distance from "adaptable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adaptable"?
"adaptable" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le].
What does "adaptable" mean?
As an adjective, "adaptable" means: Que se puede adaptar o adecuar; capaz de ser adaptado.
What words are commonly confused with "adaptable"?
"adaptable" is commonly confused with "adaptarse", "aceptable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adaptable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptable" is [að̞apˈt̪aβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptable" come from?
"adaptable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adaptable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list