docility
"docility" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“docility” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being docile.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | docility |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “docility” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
docility is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being docile.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for docility, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French docilité, from Latin docilitas. The correct English form is docility, spelled D-O-C-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality of being docile.
Etymology
From Middle French docilité, from Latin docilitas.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “docility”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-C-I-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.