# capability

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #6,340

## Definitions
1. The power or ability to generate an outcome.
2. A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.

## Etymology
Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **culpability** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capability-vs-culpability)

## Common misspellings (15)
`acpability`, `caapbility`, `capabbility`, `capabiilty`, `capabilitty`, `capabilityy`, `capabiliyt`, `capabillity`, `capabiltiy`, `capabliity`, `capaiblity`, `capbaility`, `cappability`, `ccapability`, `cpaability`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/capability