# mobility

> English word · Noun · IPA /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #6,594

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **morality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-morality)
- **mobilize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-mobilize)
- **modality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-modality)
- **motility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-motility)
- **morbidity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-morbidity)
- **mobilise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobilise-vs-mobility)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mboility`, `mmobility`, `mobbility`, `mobiilty`, `mobilitty`, `mobilityy`, `mobiliyt`, `mobillity`, `mobiltiy`, `mobliity`, `moiblity`, `ombility`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mobility