eligibility
/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bɪl.ɪ.ti/
"eligibility" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eligibility” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,358
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eligibility · eligibility · English
eligibility · rank #10,358 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,358
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH Elena
Nearest frequency peer: Elena (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “eligibility”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dwarf
dwarf
89,646 corpus weight
- eighty
eighty
89,645 corpus weight
- Elena
Elena
89,644 corpus weight
- eligibility
eligibility
89,643 corpus weight
- embraced
embraced
89,642 corpus weight
- endorsement
endorsement
89,640 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “eligibility” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eligibility |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bɪl.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eligibility” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around eligibility (IPA /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bɪl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,358 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for eligibility, with forms such as "eilgibility", "elgiibility", and "eligbiility". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is eligibility, spelled E-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eilgibility
- elgiibility
- eligbiility
- eliggibility
- eligibbility
- eligibiilty
- eligibilitty
- eligibilityy
- eligibiliyt
- eligibillity
- eligibiltiy
- eligibliity
- eligiiblity
- eliigbility
- elligibility
- leigibility
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eligibility - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eligibility", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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.