culpability

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

//ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti// noun

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

The verdict

“culpability” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,797
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-culpability · culpability · English

culpability · rank #38,797 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,797
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crybaby

Nearest frequency peer: crybaby (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “culpability”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “culpability” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

culpability vs capability
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for culpability
PropertyValue
Headwordculpability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,797
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “culpability”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).culpabilitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “crybaby” (#38,796), “cyberpunk” (#38,798), “Crusoe” (#38,795). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “culpability” is #38,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around culpability (IPA /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,797 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for culpability, with forms such as "cculpability", "clupability", and "culapbility". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "capability", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French culpabilité. The correct English form is culpability, spelled C-U-L-P-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
  2. 2
    The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing.

Etymology

From Middle French culpabilité.

This word in other languages

Strafbarkeit(Deutsch)culpabilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cculpability
  • clupability
  • culapbility
  • cullpability
  • culpabbility
  • culpabiilty
  • culpabilitty
  • culpabilityy
  • culpabiliyt
  • culpabillity
  • culpabiltiy
  • culpabliity
  • culpaiblity
  • culpbaility
  • culppability
  • cuplability
  • uclpability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of culpability - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cculpability1clupability2culapbility2cullpability1culpabbility1culpabiilty2culpabilitty1culpabilityy1
Edit distance from "culpability"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "culpability"?
"culpability" is spelled C-U-L-P-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/.
What does "culpability" mean?
As a noun, "culpability" means: The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
What words are commonly confused with "culpability"?
"culpability" is commonly confused with "capability". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "culpability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culpability" is /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/. 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 "culpability"?
From Middle French culpabilité. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "culpability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

hyperactive17 variantsimprovising17 variantsWittgenstein17 variantsindebtedness17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list