probable

/[pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,911

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

probable is anSpanishadj. It means: Que se puede probar. Pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le]. It ranks #1,911 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with probarse and probaste.

Key facts for probable
PropertyValue
Headwordprobable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,911
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for probable is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,911 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 probable, with forms such as "porbable", "pprobable", and "prboable". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "probarse", "probaste", "probables", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 probable, spelled P-R-O-B-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 probar.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un evento futuro o posible, que es esperable que suceda.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una hipótesis o explicación, que es esperable que sea correcto.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbable,pprobable,prboable,proabble,probabble,probabel,probablle,probalbe,probbable,probbale,provavle,prrobable,rpobable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for probable

Misspelling Variants of "probable"

porbable8pprobable9prboable8proabble8probabble9probabel8probablle9probalbe8
Misspelling Variants of "probable"

Frequency rank: #1,911 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "probable"?
"probable" is spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le].
What does "probable" mean?
As an adj, "probable" means: Que se puede probar.
What words are commonly confused with "probable"?
"probable" is commonly confused with "probarse", "probaste", "probables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probable" is [pɾoˈβ̞aβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probable" come from?
"probable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.