# adaptability

> English word · Noun · IPA /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #34,365

## Definitions
1. The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
2. Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

## Etymology
From adaptable + -ity or adapt + -ability.

## Common misspellings (18)
`aadptability`, `adapatbility`, `adapptability`, `adaptabbility`, `adaptabiilty`, `adaptabilitty`, `adaptabilityy`, `adaptabiliyt`, `adaptabillity`, `adaptabiltiy`, `adaptabliity`, `adaptaiblity`, `adaptbaility`, `adapttability`, `adatpability`, `addaptability`, `adpatability`, `daaptability`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adaptability