Accessable or accessible?
Did you mean accessible? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: accessible. Misspelling: accessable.
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Memory tip
Accessible takes -ible like possible and visible: access + ible.
Why people write “accessable”
The endings -ible and -able sound the same, so the ear is no help; this word takes -ible.
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 accessible automatic.
What does “accessible” mean?
accessible adjective
- capable of being reached
“a town accessible by rail”
- capable of being read with comprehension
“readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader”
Synonyms:approachable
- easily obtained
“most students now have computers accessible”
- easy to get along with or talk to; friendly
“an accessible and genial man”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Accessible” in a sentence
- The museum is accessible by wheelchair.
- A town accessible by rail.
- Readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader.
- Most students now have computers accessible.
Is “accessible” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“accessable” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACCESSIBLE.