viable

/[ˈbjaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,780

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

viable is anSpanishadj. It means: Que puede vivir, en especial referido a quien acaba de nacer. Pronounced [ˈbjaβ̞le]. Often confused with Vial and viaje.

Key facts for viable
PropertyValue
Headwordviable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbjaβ̞le]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,780
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for viable is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,780 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for viable, with forms such as "biable", "ivable", and "vaible". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Vial", "viaje", "ville", 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 viable, spelled V-I-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 puede vivir, en especial referido a quien acaba de nacer.
  2. 2
    Que se puede realizar. Posible.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: biable,ivable,vaible,viabble,viabel,viablle,vialbe,viavle,vibale,vviable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for viable

Misspelling Variants of "viable"

biable6ivable6vaible6viabble7viabel6viablle7vialbe6viavle6
Misspelling Variants of "viable"

Frequency rank: #10,780 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "viable"?
"viable" is spelled V-I-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjaβ̞le].
What does "viable" mean?
As an adj, "viable" means: Que puede vivir, en especial referido a quien acaba de nacer.
What words are commonly confused with "viable"?
"viable" is commonly confused with "Vial", "viaje", "ville". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viable" is [ˈbjaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viable" come from?
"viable" 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.