palpable

[palˈpaβ̞le]

/[palˈpaβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“palpable” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,528
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se puede tocar, sentir al tacto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-palpable · palpable · Spanish

palpable · rank #23,528 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,528
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH papal

Nearest frequency peer: papal (+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 “palpable”

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

corpus weight

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “palpable”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).palpablecae 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 “papal” (#23,529), “paranormal” (#23,530), “otrora” (#23,525). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “palpable” va en #23,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around palpable (IPA [palˈpaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,528 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for palpable, with forms such as "aplpable", "palapble", and "pallpable". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is palpable, spelled P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palpable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aplpable2palapble2pallpable1palpabble1palpabel2palpablle1palpalbe2palpavle1
Edit distance from "palpable"

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 "palpable"?
"palpable" is spelled P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈpaβ̞le].
What does "palpable" mean?
As an adjective, "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list