# credibility

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #8,530

## Definitions
1. A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
2. A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccredibility`, `cerdibility`, `crdeibility`, `credbiility`, `creddibility`, `credibbility`, `credibiilty`, `credibilitty`, `credibilityy`, `credibiliyt`, `credibillity`, `credibiltiy`, `credibliity`, `crediiblity`, `creidbility`, `crredibility`, `rcedibility`

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