Inevitible or inevitable?
Did you mean inevitable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
inevitible
Correct
inevitable
Correct spelling: inevitable. Misspelling: inevitible.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It takes -able: in-EVIT-able.
Why people write “inevitible”
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 inevitable automatic.
Other misspellings of “inevitable”
People also write “inevitabel”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“inevitabel”
Correct spelling: inevitable. Misspelling: inevitabel.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “inevitabel” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and E.
What does “inevitable” mean?
inevitable noun
- an unavoidable event
“don't argue with the inevitable”
inevitable adjective
- incapable of being avoided or prevented
“the inevitable result”
- invariably occurring or appearing
“the inevitable changes of the seasons”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Inevitable” in a sentence
- Change is inevitable.
- Don't argue with the inevitable.
- The inevitable result.
- The inevitable changes of the seasons.
Is “inevitable” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“inevitible” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from INEVITABLE.