desirability

Name: desirability, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“desirability” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,600
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being desirable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-desirability · desirability · English

desirability · rank #43,600 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #43,600
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH deuterium

Nearest frequency peer: deuterium (+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.

deciphering

56,404
defibrillat…

56,403
desirability

56,401
deuterium

56,400
Dietz

56,399
disconnecti…

56,396

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

Key facts for desirability
Property	Value
Headword	desirability
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#43,600
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “desirability”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).desirabilitylands here:

#43,600

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “deuterium” (#43,601), “defibrillator” (#43,598), “Dietz” (#43,602). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “desirability” is #43,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around desirability, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,600 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state of being desirable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for desirability, with forms such as "ddesirability", "deisrability", and "desiarbility". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Morphologically desirable + -ity and desire + -ability. The correct English form is desirability, spelled D-E-S-I-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
The state of being desirable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Many a RP podcaster, blogger, and Youtuber^([sic]) have fired up their livesteaming software, to arrogantly beat their chests, boasting that men reach their “peak SMV” (“Sexual Marketplace Value”, or desirability to women) in their late 30s.

Etymology

Morphologically desirable + -ity and desire + -ability.

Synonyms

appetibility

Antonyms

undesirability

This word in other languages

désirabilité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddesirability
deisrability
desiarbility
desirabbility
desirabiilty
desirabilitty
desirabilityy
desirabiliyt
desirabillity
desirabiltiy
desirabliity
desiraiblity
desirbaility
desirrability
desriability
dessirability
dseirability
edsirability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desirability - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "desirability"

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 "desirability"?

"desirability" is spelled D-E-S-I-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

What does "desirability" mean?

As a noun, "desirability" means: The state of being desirable.

What are common misspellings of "desirability"?

Common misspellings include "ddesirability", "deisrability", "desiarbility", "desirabbility", "desirabiilty". The correct spelling is "desirability".

What is the origin of the word "desirability"?

Morphologically desirable + -ity and desire + -ability. 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 "desirability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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