mobility

/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/

//mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti// noun

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

The verdict

“mobility” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,594
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ability to move; capacity for movement.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mobility · mobility · English

mobility · rank #6,594 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,594
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Milan

Nearest frequency peer: Milan (-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 “mobility”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mobility” 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).

mobility vs morality
75% similar
mobility vs mobilize
75% similar
mobility vs modality
75% similar

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

Key facts for mobility
PropertyValue
Headwordmobility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,594
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mobility”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mobilitylands 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 “Milan” (#6,593), “Montana” (#6,595), “medieval” (#6,592). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mobility” is #6,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mobility (IPA /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,594 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mobility, with forms such as "mboility", "mmobility", and "mobbility". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "morality", "mobilize", "modality", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”). The correct English form is mobility, spelled M-O-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ability to move; capacity for movement.
  2. 2
    A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness.
  3. 3
    The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position.
  4. 4
    The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement.
  5. 5
    The ability of people to move between different social levels or professional occupations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I find the enduring existence of high heels both a frustrating mystery and a testament to the triumph of women’s neuroses over their mobility.
  2. In the late 19th and early 20th century, the festive season was also a period of great mobility before, during and after Christmas Day. But the railways kept working.

Etymology

From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”).

Antonyms

immobility

This word in other languages

movilidad(Español)mobilité(Français)Mobilität(Deutsch)mobilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mboility
  • mmobility
  • mobbility
  • mobiilty
  • mobilitty
  • mobilityy
  • mobiliyt
  • mobillity
  • mobiltiy
  • mobliity
  • moiblity
  • ombility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mboility2mmobility1mobbility1mobiilty2mobilitty1mobilityy1mobiliyt2mobillity1
Edit distance from "mobility"

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 "mobility"?
"mobility" is spelled M-O-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/.
What does "mobility" mean?
As a noun, "mobility" means: The ability to move; capacity for movement.
What words are commonly confused with "mobility"?
"mobility" is commonly confused with "morality", "mobilize", "modality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mobility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mobility" is /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/. 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 "mobility"?
From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”). 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 "mobility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

medieval#6,592passport#6,604interact#6,583ignorant#6,581

Similar misspelling depth

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

knights12 variantsproceeds12 variantsfreezing12 variantsfrankly12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list