favorability
"favorability" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“favorability” is uncommon English (frequency #65,111 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,111
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
Corpus desk
Index EN-favorability · favorability · English
favorability · rank #65,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,111
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH favouritism
Nearest frequency peer: favouritism (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “favorability”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- extortionate
extortionate
34,896 corpus weight
- FACS
FACS
34,894 corpus weight
- falsity
falsity
34,892 corpus weight
- favorability
favorability
34,890 corpus weight
- favouritism
favouritism
34,889 corpus weight
- fivefold
fivefold
34,883 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “favorability” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | favorability |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #65,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “favorability” in English
Rare enough to double-check
favorability is uncommon English at frequency #65,111 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for favorability, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From favorable + -ity or favor + -ability. The correct English form is favorability, spelled F-A-V-O-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
- 2Something which is favorable
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how favorability appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vice President Dick Cheney’s favorability rating in the new poll is 13 percent, the lowest of his time in office.
Our company is positioned to optimize tax favorabilities.
Etymology
From favorable + -ity or favor + -ability.
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).