palpable

/[palˈpaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,528

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

palpable is anSpanishadj. It means: Que se puede tocar, sentir al tacto. Pronounced [palˈpaβ̞le].

Key facts for palpable
PropertyValue
Headwordpalpable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[palˈpaβ̞le]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,528
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of palpable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for palpable is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [palˈpaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,528 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for palpable, with forms such as "aplpable", "palapble", and "pallpable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is palpable, spelled P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se puede tocar, sentir al tacto.
  2. 2
    Que es evidente, notorio.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aplpable,palapble,pallpable,palpabble,palpabel,palpablle,palpalbe,palpavle,palpbale,palppable,paplable,plapable,ppalpable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for palpable

Misspelling Variants of "palpable"

aplpable8palapble8pallpable9palpabble9palpabel8palpablle9palpalbe8palpavle8
Misspelling Variants of "palpable"

Frequency rank: #23,528 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palpable"?
"palpable" is spelled P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈpaβ̞le].
What does "palpable" mean?
As an adj, "palpable" means: Que se puede tocar, sentir al tacto.
What are common misspellings of "palpable"?
Common misspellings include "aplpable", "palapble", "pallpable", "palpabble", "palpabel". The correct spelling is "palpable".
How do you pronounce "palpable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palpable" is [palˈpaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palpable" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.