admissibility

/ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti/

//ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti// noun

"admissibility" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admissibility” is uncommon English (frequency #69,623 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,623
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-admissibility · admissibility · English

admissibility · rank #69,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,623
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adenovirus

Nearest frequency peer: adenovirus (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “admissibility”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “admissibility” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for admissibility
PropertyValue
Headwordadmissibility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti/
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “admissibility” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).admissibilityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “adenovirus” (#69,622), “Ackroyd” (#69,621), “ail” (#69,626). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admissibility” is #69,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

admissibility is uncommon English at frequency #69,623 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.".

admissibility doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From admissible + -ity. The correct English form is admissibility, spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how admissibility appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Constructional costs are kept to a minimum by the admissibility of heavy grades and sharp curvature.

Etymology

From admissible + -ity.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admissibility"?
"admissibility" is spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti/.
What does "admissibility" mean?
As a noun, "admissibility" means: The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
How do you pronounce "admissibility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admissibility" is /ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "admissibility"?
From admissible + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "admissibility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list