Feasable or feasible?
Did you mean feasible? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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feasable
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feasible
Correct spelling: feasible. Misspelling: feasable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It takes -ible: feas-IBLE, like possible.
Why people write “feasable”
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 feasible automatic.
Other misspellings of “feasible”
People also write “feasibel”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“feasibel”
Correct spelling: feasible. Misspelling: feasibel.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “feasibel” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and E.
What does “feasible” mean?
feasible adjective
- capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Synonyms:executablepracticableviableworkable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Feasible” in a sentence
- Is the plan financially feasible?
Is “feasible” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“feasable” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from FEASIBLE.