plausible
Spanish, adjective/plauˈsible/
plausible is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plausible is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “praiseworthy, laudable, commendable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que merece encomio o aprobación; digno de aplauso”.
What does plausible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepraiseworthy, laudable, commendable
- 2
femininemasculineplausible, possible
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que merece encomio o aprobación; digno de aplauso. 2. Que merece crédito por su verosimilitud o sensatez.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of plausible
- plausibles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plausible?
- /plauˈsible/
- [plau̯ˈsi.β̞le]
- [plawˈsiβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plausible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plausible in Spanish?
plausible appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).