Convertibel or convertible?
Did you mean convertible? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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convertibel
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convertible
Correct spelling: convertible. Misspelling: convertibel.
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Memory tip
It takes -ible, like visible: convert-IBLE.
Why people write “convertibel”
The misspelling “convertibel” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and 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 convertible automatic.
What does “convertible” mean?
convertible noun
- a car that has top that can be folded or removed
- a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
Synonyms:
- a sofa that can be converted into a bed
Synonyms:
convertible adjective
- capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
“convertible securities”
Synonyms:exchangeable
- designed to be changed from one use or form to another
“a convertible sofa”
- capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
“is lead really transmutable into gold?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Convertible” in a sentence
- They drove the convertible along the coast.
- Convertible securities.
- A convertible sofa.
- Is lead really transmutable into gold?.
Is “convertible” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“convertibel” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CONVERTIBLE.