How to spell credible

hear itcred·i·ble/'krɛdəbəl/adjectiveSchwa and roots

What it means: Capable of being believed or trusted.

In a sentence: The detective found a credible clue to solve the mystery.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as credable or credibel.

Same family: credit, incredible, credibility, crediblely, incredibly. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Credible comes from the Latin word *credibilis*, from *credere* meaning “to believe” or “to trust.” It shares the same root with words like credit, creed, and incredible, all connected to the idea of belief or trust.

Patterns it uses: -able or -ible?

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