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How to spell acceptable

What it means

satisfactory or allowed

How it sounds

/əkˈseptəbəl/

Why it catches people out

Accept is a whole word on its own, so it takes -able.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The revised draft was acceptable to everyone.

First appeared in

Puzzle #1 — July 25, 2026