applicability
ap·pli·ca·bil·i·tynoun
applicability is a noun meaning “The degree to which a thing is applicable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y and has 6 syllables (ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty), and it appears about once in every 1 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of applicability is applicabilities.
What does applicability mean?
noun
- 1
The degree to which a thing is applicable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce applicability?
Applicability has 6 syllables, split ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of applicability
- applicabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is applicability?
Applicability appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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).
Applicability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense degree to which something is applicable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Anwendbarkeit, Anwendungsmöglichkeit, Eignung, Geltungsbereich, Verwendbarkeit, Verwertbarkeit |
| Portuguese | aplicabilidade |
| Spanish | aplicabilidad |
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 applicability come from?
From applicable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).