employability

/ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/

//ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti// noun

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"employability" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“employability” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,723
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-employability · employability · English

employability · rank #48,723 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,723
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Emin

Nearest frequency peer: Emin (-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 “employability”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “employability” 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
Key facts for employability
PropertyValue
Headwordemployability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/
Letters13
Frequency rank#48,723
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “employability”

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

#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 “Emin” (#48,722), “enchant” (#48,724), “elks” (#48,721). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “employability” is #48,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around employability (IPA /ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,723 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for employability, with forms such as "emlpoyability", "emmployability", and "emplloyability". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From employable + -ity. The correct English form is employability, spelled E-M-P-L-O-Y-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being employable.
  2. 2
    The product or result of being employable.

Etymology

From employable + -ity.

This word in other languages

employabilité(Français)Erwerbsfähigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlpoyability
  • emmployability
  • emplloyability
  • emploaybility
  • employabbility
  • employabiilty
  • employabilitty
  • employabilityy
  • employabiliyt
  • employabillity
  • employabiltiy
  • employabliity
  • employaiblity
  • employbaility
  • employyability
  • emplyoability
  • empolyability
  • empployability
  • epmloyability
  • meployability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of employability - 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.

emlpoyability2emmployability1emplloyability1emploaybility2employabbility1employabiilty2employabilitty1employabilityy1
Edit distance from "employability"

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 "employability"?
"employability" is spelled E-M-P-L-O-Y-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/.
What does "employability" mean?
As a noun, "employability" means: The state or quality of being employable.
What are common misspellings of "employability"?
Common misspellings include "emlpoyability", "emmployability", "emplloyability", "emploaybility", "employabbility". The correct spelling is "employability".
How do you pronounce "employability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "employability" is /ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/. 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 "employability"?
From employable + -ity. 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 "employability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

disgustingly20 variantsconstriction20 variantsmarksmanship20 variantsnonchalantly20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list