Impeccible or impeccable?
Did you mean impeccable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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impeccible
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impeccable
Correct spelling: impeccable. Misspelling: impeccible.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double C and -able: im-PEC-CABLE.
Why people write “impeccible”
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 impeccable automatic.
Other misspellings of “impeccable”
People also write “impecable”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“impecable”
Correct spelling: impeccable. Misspelling: impecable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “impecable” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where impeccable has a double CC.
What does “impeccable” mean?
impeccable adjective
- without fault or error
“faultless logic”
Synonyms:faultlessimmaculateincorrupted
- not capable of sin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Impeccable” in a sentence
- Her manners are impeccable.
- Faultless logic.
Is “impeccable” a playable word?
20 points in Scrabble · 26 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“impeccible” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IMPECCABLE.