advisability
/ædˌvaɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/noun
advisability is spelled A-D-V-I-S-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, advisability means “The quality of being advisable or prudent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of advisability is advisabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in advisability?
| Letters | 12: A-D-V-I-S-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is advisability?
Advisability appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce advisability?
- US /ædˌvaɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Advisability has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-advisability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with advisability?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as advisability from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of advisability
- advisabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advisability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being advisable or prudent.
- 2
An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Advisability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being prudent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aconselhabilidade, recomendabilidade |
| Spanish | conveniencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does advisability come from?
From advisable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).