Changable vs. Changeable: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 2, 2023
The incorrect spelling is "changable," while the correct spelling is "changeable." Changeable is an adjective describing something subject to change.
Which is correct: Changable or Changeable
How to spell Changeable?
Changable is Incorrect
Changeable is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember that "changeable" includes the whole word "change."
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Sep 30, 2023
The suffix "-able" attaches directly to "change," maintaining the "e."
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Think of "able to change" to remember the 'e' in "changeable."
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Break it down to "change" + "able," both correctly spelled words on their own.
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Sep 30, 2023
Remember that "changeable" rhymes with "manageable," which also keeps the 'e' from its root word "manage."
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Sep 30, 2023
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Changable and Changeable Definitions
Changeable
It can also describe someone whose mood or behavior frequently shifts.
He's a changeable character.
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Changeable
In a technical context, "changeable" refers to variables or parameters that can be adjusted.
The settings are changeable.
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Changeable
Changeable can refer to convertible items, like furniture.
The sofa is changeable into a bed.
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Changeable
In fashion, changeable fabrics show different colors from different angles.
The dress had a changeable sheen.
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Changeable
Changeable means capable of or subject to change.
The weather is changeable today.
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Changeable
Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles
Changeable silk.
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Changeable
Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
The weather is very changeable today: we've had bright sunshine, clouds, wind and rain in the same half-hour.
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Changeable
Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.
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Changeable
Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different circumstances; as, changeable silk.
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Changeable
Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature;
A mutable substance
The mutable ways of fortune
Mutable weather patterns
A mutable foreign policy
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Changeable
Such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change;
Changeable behavior
Changeable moods
Changeable prices
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Changeable
Subject to change;
A changeable climate
The weather is uncertain
Unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
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Changeable
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;
Changeable taffeta
Chatoyant (or shot) silk
A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
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FAQs
Why is it called changeable?
The term combines the root word "change" with the suffix "-able," indicating the capability of change.
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Sep 30, 2023
Which vowel is used before changeable?
There is no specific vowel always used before "changeable."
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Sep 30, 2023
What is the plural form of changeable?
The term doesn't have a plural form as it's an adjective.
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Sep 30, 2023
Which conjunction is used with changeable?
"And," "or," and "but" can be used with "changeable."
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Sep 30, 2023
Which preposition is used with changeable?
"In," "of," and "to" are commonly used, depending on the context.
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Which article is used with changeable?
"A" or "the" can be used, depending on context.
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How is changeable used in a sentence?
"The skies are changeable, so bring an umbrella."
Janet White
Sep 30, 2023
Is changeable a negative or positive word?
Neutral; it can be either depending on context.
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Sep 30, 2023
What is a stressed syllable in changeable?
The first syllable, "change," is stressed.
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Which determiner is used with changeable?
"The," "a," "this," "that," depending on context.
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Sep 30, 2023
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