amicability

/ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/

//ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti// noun

"amicability" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amicability” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amicability · amicability · English

amicability · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 amicability
PropertyValue
Headwordamicability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “amicability” in English

amicabilityranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

amicability is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.".

amicability doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From amicable + -ability, perhaps after Medieval Latin amīcābilitās. Piecewise doublet of amiability. The correct English form is amicability, spelled A-M-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.

Etymology

From amicable + -ability, perhaps after Medieval Latin amīcābilitās. Piecewise doublet of amiability.

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 "amicability"?
"amicability" is spelled A-M-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/.
What does "amicability" mean?
As a noun, "amicability" means: The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
How do you pronounce "amicability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amicability" is /ˌæ.mɪ.kəˈbɪ.lɪ.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 "amicability"?
From amicable + -ability, perhaps after Medieval Latin amīcābilitās. Piecewise doublet of amiability. 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