Acceptible or acceptable?
Did you mean acceptable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
acceptible
Correct
acceptable
Correct spelling: acceptable. Misspelling: acceptible.
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Memory tip
You accept it, so it is accept + able: a whole word plus -able.
Why people write “acceptible”
The endings -able and -ible sound the same, so the ear is no help; this word takes -able.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make acceptable automatic.
What does “acceptable” mean?
acceptable adjective
- worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
“acceptable levels of radiation”
- judged to be in conformity with approved usage
“acceptable English usage”
- meeting requirements
“the step makes a satisfactory seat”
Synonyms:satisfactorydecent
- adequate for the purpose
“the water was acceptable for drinking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Acceptable” in a sentence
- Is this price acceptable to you?
- Acceptable levels of radiation.
- Acceptable English usage.
- The step makes a satisfactory seat.
Is “acceptable” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“acceptible” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACCEPTABLE.