facility

/fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti/

//fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti// noun

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"facility" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“facility” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,484
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-facility · facility · English

facility · rank #2,484 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,484
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH extreme

Nearest frequency peer: extreme (-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 “facility”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “facility” 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).

facility vs faculty
75% similar
facility vs fatality
75% similar
facility vs futility
75% similar

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

Key facts for facility
PropertyValue
Headwordfacility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,484
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “facility”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “extreme” (#2,483), “fields” (#2,485), “entertainment” (#2,482). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “facility” is #2,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around facility (IPA /fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,484 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for facility, with forms such as "afcility", "faccility", and "faciilty". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "faculty", "fatality", "futility", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty. The correct English form is facility, spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
  2. 2
    A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
  3. 3
    The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.
  4. 4
    Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
  5. 5
    Clipping of credit facility.
  6. 6
    A toilet.
  7. 7
    A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
  8. 8
    Affability.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
  2. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

Etymology

From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.

This word in other languages

instalación(Español)infrastructure(Français)Einrichtung(Deutsch)instalação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afcility
  • faccility
  • faciilty
  • facilitty
  • facilityy
  • faciliyt
  • facillity
  • faciltiy
  • facliity
  • faiclity
  • fcaility
  • ffacility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of facility - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afcility2faccility1faciilty2facilitty1facilityy1faciliyt2facillity1faciltiy2
Edit distance from "facility"

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 "facility"?
"facility" is spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti/.
What does "facility" mean?
As a noun, "facility" means: The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
What words are commonly confused with "facility"?
"facility" is commonly confused with "faculty", "fatality", "futility". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "facility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "facility" is /fəˈsɪl.ᵻ.ti/. 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 "facility"?
From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty. 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 "facility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

republic12 variantsterritory12 variantsrelevant12 variantsrecommend12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list