possible

\pɔ.sibl\

/\pɔ.sibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“possible” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#349
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être.

Corpus desk

Index FR-possible · possible · French

possible · rank #349 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #349
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH loin

Nearest frequency peer: loin (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « possible »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « possible » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

possible vs possibles
89% similar
possible vs paisible
75% similar
possible vs passible
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for possible
PropertyValue
Headwordpossible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.sibl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#349
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « possible »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.possiblese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loin » (#348), « projet » (#350), « heures » (#347). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « possible » est au #349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around possible (IPA \pɔ.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #349 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for possible, with forms such as "opssible", "posible", and "posisble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "possibles", "paisible", "passible", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is possible, spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être.
  2. 2
    Faisable, réalisable, qui peut se faire.
  3. 3
    Éventuel.
  4. 4
    Qui répond à ce que l'on peut attendre ou souhaiter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how possible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces mixtures ont fini par engendrer nos Alsaciens d’aujourd’hui qui, indiscutablement, sont les meilleurs des Alsaciens possibles, car, si d’autres Alsaciens étaient possibles, cela se saurait.
  2. Toute la journée, au fur et à mesure que les toues amenaient les inondés à la Croix-Verte, les ecclésiastiques de la ville et les sœurs de charité leur distribuaient, au nom de l'autorité, tous les secours possibles en pain, viande et vin.

Antonyms

impossible

This word in other languages

possible(English)posible(Español)angängig(Deutsch)possível(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opssible
  • posible
  • posisble
  • possbile
  • possibble
  • possibel
  • possiblle
  • possilbe
  • ppossible
  • psosible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of possible - 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.

opssible2posible1posisble2possbile2possibble1possibel2possiblle1possilbe2
Edit distance from "possible"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "possible"?
"possible" is spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.sibl\.
What does "possible" mean?
As an adjective, "possible" means: Qui peut être.
What words are commonly confused with "possible"?
"possible" is commonly confused with "possibles", "paisible", "passible". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "possible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "possible" is \pɔ.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "possible" come from?
"possible" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dernière#353meilleur#367problème#329pourrait#319

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

conseil10 variantsexemple10 variantsarticle10 variantsplutôt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list