facilities

/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

//fəˈsɪlɪtiz// noun

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"facilities" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“facilities” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,202
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of facility

Corpus desk

Index EN-facilities · facilities · English

facilities · rank #2,202 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,202
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH everywhere

Nearest frequency peer: everywhere (-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 “facilities”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “facilities” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

facilities vs faculties
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for facilities
PropertyValue
Headwordfacilities
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,202
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “facilities”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).facilitieslands 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 “everywhere” (#2,201), “falling” (#2,203), “et” (#2,200). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “facilities” is #2,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around facilities (IPA /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,202 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of facility".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for facilities, with forms such as "afcilities", "faccilities", and "faciilties". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "faculties", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is facilities, spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of facility

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afcilities
  • faccilities
  • faciilties
  • faciliites
  • faciliteis
  • facilitiess
  • facilitise
  • facilitties
  • facillities
  • faciltiies
  • facliities
  • faiclities
  • fcailities
  • ffacilities

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afcilities2faccilities1faciilties2faciliites2faciliteis2facilitiess1facilitise2facilitties1
Edit distance from "facilities"

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 "facilities"?
"facilities" is spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/.
What does "facilities" mean?
As a noun, "facilities" means: plural of facility
What words are commonly confused with "facilities"?
"facilities" is commonly confused with "faculties". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "facilities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "facilities" is /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "facilities" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "facilities", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

everywhere#2,201developing#2,196businesses#2,192scientific#2,179

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

listening14 variantsregarding14 variantsapartment14 variantsconfirmed14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list