affability
/ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/
"affability" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“affability” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-affability · affability · English
affability · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | affability |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “affability” in English
Rare enough to double-check
affability is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.".
affability has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From affable + -ity. The correct English form is affability, spelled A-F-F-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how affability appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O conspiracy, Shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy; Hide it in smiles and affability:
The Landlady […] was not without some Concern for the Confinement of poor Sophia, of whose great Sweetness of Temper and Affability the Maid of the House had made so favourable a Report, which was confirmed by all the Squire’s Servants […]
Etymology
From affable + -ity.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.