Availible or available?
Did you mean available? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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availible
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available
Correct spelling: available. Misspelling: availible.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Avail + able: the ending is -able, and the L comes after the AI.
Why people write “availible”
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 available automatic.
Other misspellings of “available”
People also write “avaliable”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“avaliable”
Correct spelling: available. Misspelling: avaliable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “avaliable” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of I and L.
What does “available” mean?
available adjective
- obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
“kept a fire extinguisher available”
- not busy; not otherwise committed
“he was not available for comment”
Synonyms:uncommitted
- convenient for use or disposal
“the house is available after July 1”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Available” in a sentence
- Tickets are still available for Friday.
- Kept a fire extinguisher available.
- He was not available for comment.
- The house is available after July 1.
Is “available” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“availible” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AVAILABLE.