notability

Name: notability, English Word Data
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/ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/

//ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“notability” is uncommon English (frequency #92,939 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,939
frequency rank, English: 24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality or state of being notable or eminent.

Key facts for notability
Property	Value
Headword	notability
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#92,939
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “notability” sits in English frequency

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

#92,939

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

notability is uncommon English at frequency #92,939 among 24,391 “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
The quality or state of being notable or eminent.
2
A notable or eminent person or thing.
3
Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class
4
A standard used to determine whether a subject merits its own article.

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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Using “notability”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is N-O-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.