# motility

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,268

## Definitions
1. The state of being motile (moving)
2. The degree to which something is motile

## Etymology
From motile + -ity.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmotility`, `moitlity`, `motiilty`, `motilitty`, `motilityy`, `motiliyt`, `motillity`, `motiltiy`, `motliity`, `mottility`, `mtoility`, `omtility`

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