amiability

/eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/

//eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti// noun

"amiability" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amiability” 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) - Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amiability · amiability · English

amiability · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for amiability
PropertyValue
Headwordamiability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “amiability” in English

amiabilityfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amiability is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.".

Zero misspellings are on record for amiability in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From amiable + -ability. Piecewise doublet of amicability. The correct English form is amiability, spelled A-M-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. natural amiability
  2. display amiability

Etymology

From amiable + -ability. Piecewise doublet of amicability.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amiability"?
"amiability" is spelled A-M-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/.
What does "amiability" mean?
As a noun, "amiability" means: Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
How do you pronounce "amiability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amiability" is /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/. 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 "amiability"?
From amiable + -ability. Piecewise doublet of amicability. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list