Which to use
“stability” and “suitability” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,271
- “stability” frequency rank
- #22,235
- “suitability” frequency rank
- 26506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stability | suitability |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change. | The quality of being suitable. |
Where the eye mixes stability and suitability
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stability and suitability
A purely visual mix-up. stability (/stəˈbɪlɪti/) and suitability (/ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stability is recorded at frequency rank #4,271, classified as anoun, pronounced /stəˈbɪlɪti/. suitability is at rank #22,235, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26506, this pair ranks #386,204 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stability vs suitability
Shared letters: abilsty. Private to "stability": -. Private to "suitability": u.
"stability" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "suitability" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stability ← satbility · sstability · stabbility · stabiilty · stabilitty · stabilityy · stabiliyt · stabillity
- suitability ← siutability · ssuitability · suiatbility · suitabbility · suitabiilty · suitabilitty · suitabilityy · suitabiliyt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stability" for "suitability" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stability" or "suitability"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stability" and "suitability" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stability" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suitability" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,204 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stability" and "suitability" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stabilise vs stability". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #386,204 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.