fragility

/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/

//fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti// noun

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"fragility" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fragility” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,662
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fragility · fragility · English

fragility · rank #29,662 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,662
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH forester

Nearest frequency peer: forester (-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 “fragility”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fragility” 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).

fragility vs frailty
78% similar
fragility vs facility
78% similar

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

Key facts for fragility
PropertyValue
Headwordfragility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,662
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fragility”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “forester” (#29,661), “frick” (#29,663), “fonda” (#29,660). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fragility” is #29,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fragility (IPA /fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,662 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragility, with forms such as "fargility", "ffragility", and "fraggility". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "frailty", "facility", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitās. Doublet of frailty. Morphologically fragile + -ity. The correct English form is fragility, spelled F-R-A-G-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
  2. 2
    Weakness; feebleness.
  3. 3
    Liability to error and sin; frailty.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragility of the planet, or to see humanity for the small and circumscribed thing that it is; […].

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitās. Doublet of frailty. Morphologically fragile + -ity.

This word in other languages

fragilidad(Español)fragilité(Français)Zerbrechlichkeit(Deutsch)fragilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargility
  • ffragility
  • fraggility
  • fragiilty
  • fragilitty
  • fragilityy
  • fragiliyt
  • fragillity
  • fragiltiy
  • fragliity
  • fraiglity
  • frgaility
  • frragility
  • rfagility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fragility - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fargility2ffragility1fraggility1fragiilty2fragilitty1fragilityy1fragiliyt2fragillity1
Edit distance from "fragility"

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 "fragility"?
"fragility" is spelled F-R-A-G-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/.
What does "fragility" mean?
As a noun, "fragility" means: The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
What words are commonly confused with "fragility"?
"fragility" is commonly confused with "frailty", "facility". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fragility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragility" is /fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/. 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 "fragility"?
Borrowed from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitās. Doublet of frailty. Morphologically fragile + -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 "fragility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gallipoli#29,665expedited#29,644hatchback#29,681earphones#29,636

Similar misspelling depth

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

Jamestown14 variantscosmology14 variantsconvinces14 variantscheerfully14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list