Changable or changeable?
Did you mean changeable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: changeable. Misspelling: changable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Keep the E so the G stays soft: change + able.
Why people write “changable”
The misspelling “changable” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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 changeable automatic.
What does “changeable” mean?
changeable adjective
- capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
“a mutable substance”
Synonyms:mutable
- such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
“changeable behavior”
Synonyms:changeful
- subject to change
“a changeable climate”
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
“changeable taffeta”
Synonyms:chatoyantiridescentshot
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Changeable” in a sentence
- The weather here is very changeable.
- A mutable substance.
- Changeable behavior.
- A changeable climate.
Is “changeable” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“changable” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CHANGEABLE.