# culpability

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ · frequency rank #38,797

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

## Etymology
From Middle French culpabilité.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`cculpability`, `clupability`, `culapbility`, `cullpability`, `culpabbility`, `culpabiilty`, `culpabilitty`, `culpabilityy`, `culpabiliyt`, `culpabillity`, `culpabiltiy`, `culpabliity`, `culpaiblity`, `culpbaility`, `culppability`, `cuplability`, `uclpability`

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