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Able - What does it mean?

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While 'Able' is likely a misspelling you may have been searching for a specific social media @Able profile or the tag #Able


'Able' is a common misspelling of 'Abel'


The correct spelling of 'Abel'

ends with the letters 'el'.

This incorrect spelling 'Able'

ends with the letters 'le'.

'Able' Spelling Rule

Unfortunately there is no easy rule for when to use 'el' or 'le'. The ending of 'Abel' instead of 'Able' has determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc) then if it is a verb or a noun and lastly who published it in a Dictionary first. For example British and American dictionaries can vary.

Definition of 'Abel' not 'Able'

English

(wikipedia)

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
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  • And Cain talked with Abel' his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against ' Abel his brother, and slew him.
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  • See also

    * Cain

    Anagrams

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    English words similar to 'Able':

    Apple, Abel