affordability

noun

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

The verdict

“affordability” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,447
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-affordability · affordability · English

affordability · rank #23,447 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,447
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agatha

Nearest frequency peer: Agatha (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “affordability”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “affordability” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for affordability
PropertyValue
Headwordaffordability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,447
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “affordability”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).affordabilitylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “Agatha” (#23,448), “Aladdin” (#23,449), “alderman” (#23,450). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “affordability” is #23,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around affordability, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,447 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for affordability, with forms such as "affodrability", "afforadbility", and "affordabbility". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From afford + -ability. The correct English form is affordability, spelled A-F-F-O-R-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay.
  2. 2
    A desirable degree of that characteristic: synonym of inexpensiveness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. First-time home buyers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rates with mortgage affordability at its worst level for 16 years.
  2. Fares would have to increase significantly beyond affordability to cover the costs of lightly used services.

Etymology

From afford + -ability.

This word in other languages

asequibilidad(Español)acessibilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affodrability
  • afforadbility
  • affordabbility
  • affordabiilty
  • affordabilitty
  • affordabilityy
  • affordabiliyt
  • affordabillity
  • affordabiltiy
  • affordabliity
  • affordaiblity
  • affordbaility
  • afforddability
  • afforrdability
  • affrodability
  • afofrdability
  • afordability
  • fafordability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of affordability - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

affodrability2afforadbility2affordabbility1affordabiilty2affordabilitty1affordabilityy1affordabiliyt2affordabillity1
Edit distance from "affordability"

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 "affordability"?
"affordability" is spelled A-F-F-O-R-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "affordability" mean?
As a noun, "affordability" means: The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay.
What are common misspellings of "affordability"?
Common misspellings include "affodrability", "afforadbility", "affordabbility", "affordabiilty", "affordabilitty". The correct spelling is "affordability".
What is the origin of the word "affordability"?
From afford + -ability. 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 "affordability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list