avoidability

noun

"avoidability" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-avoidability · avoidability · English

avoidability · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for avoidability
PropertyValue
Headwordavoidability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “avoidability” in English

avoidabilityranks 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

avoidability is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avoidability, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: c. 1850 avoidable + -ity The correct English form is avoidability, spelled A-V-O-I-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On the other hand, the theory of the avoidability of war held by the Soviets manifests an important change in Leninism.

Etymology

c. 1850 avoidable + -ity

Antonyms

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 "avoidability"?
"avoidability" is spelled A-V-O-I-D-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "avoidability" mean?
As a noun, "avoidability" means: The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
What is the origin of the word "avoidability"?
c. 1850 avoidable + -ity 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