ible- root words — words with the ible- root

The root ible- comes from Latin ibilis, meaning able to be. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including gullible, incompatibilities, implausibilities, adducible, admissibly, alible, amissibility, amissible, appetible, apprehensibility, apprehensible, apprehensibly. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ible- root

Explore words with ible- — words containing the ible- root and sharing its sense of "able to be". Examples include gullible, incompatibilities, implausibilities, adducible, admissibly, alible, amissibility, amissible, appetible, apprehensibility, apprehensible, apprehensibly. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ible- root means able to be, from Latin ibilis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.