affability
/ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/noun
affability is spelled A-F-F-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, affability means “The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of affability is affabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in affability?
| Letters | 10: A-F-F-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is affability?
Affability appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 affability?
- /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-affability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of affability
- affabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Affability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being affable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affabilité, liant |
| German | Freundlichkeit, Umgänglichkeit, Leutseligkeit |
| Portuguese | afabilidade |
| Spanish | afabilidad |
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 affability come from?
From affable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).