How to spell tangible
tangible
Tangible is spelled T-A-N-G-I-B-L-E.
Not tangable.
Why is tangible easy to misspell?
The word tangible ends -ible, and the misspelling tangable writes -able. The tang- in it is not the word tang, and a stem that cannot stand alone usually takes -ible.
-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 tangible mean?
adjective. Perceptible by touch.
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