How to spell plausible
plausible
Plausible is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E.
Not plausable.
Why is plausible easy to misspell?
The word plausible ends -ible, and the misspelling plausable writes -able. Plaus- is not a word on its own, and stems like that usually take -ible, as this one does.
-able and -ible sound identical, so the ending has to be learned rather than heard. -able is the commoner of the two, and usually follows a part that can stand as a word on its own.
What does plausible mean?
adjective. Seeming reasonable or probable.
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