notability

/ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/

//ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti// noun

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"notability" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“notability” is uncommon English (frequency #92,939 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,939
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being notable or eminent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-notability · notability · English

notability · rank #92,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,939
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Northwich

Nearest frequency peer: Northwich (-2 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 “notability”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “notability” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for notability
PropertyValue
Headwordnotability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “notability” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).notabilityfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “Northwich” (#92,937), “nows” (#92,941), “numbingly” (#92,943). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “notability” is #92,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

notability is uncommon English at frequency #92,939 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for notability, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From notable + -ity; alternatively, may be analyzed as note + -ability. The correct English form is notability, spelled N-O-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being notable or eminent.
  2. 2
    A notable or eminent person or thing.
  3. 3
    Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class
  4. 4
    A standard used to determine whether a subject merits its own article.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lesser notabilities have indeed utilized and built upon the opportunities created for filling in the gaps within the socioeconomic and political maps of the popular community.
  2. Just as the notability lived in its own social universe between the common citizenry and the aristocracy, so too did its intellectual universe express this complex mediation.

Etymology

From notable + -ity; alternatively, may be analyzed as note + -ability.

This word in other languages

notabilité(Français)Bekanntheit(Deutsch)

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 "notability"?
"notability" is spelled N-O-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/.
What does "notability" mean?
As a noun, "notability" means: The quality or state of being notable or eminent.
How do you pronounce "notability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notability" is /ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/. 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 "notability"?
From notable + -ity; alternatively, may be analyzed as note + -ability. 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 "notability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list