perfectibility
noun
perfectibility is spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perfectibility means “The possibility of achieving perfection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perfectibility is perfectibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in perfectibility?
| Letters | 14: P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perfectibility?
Perfectibility appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of perfectibility
- perfectibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfectibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The possibility of achieving perfection.
In a project involving many people, maintainability is a more useful asset than perfectibility.
- 2
Perfectionism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perfectibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the possibility of achieving perfection:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perfectibilité |
| German | Vervollkommnungsfähigkeit, Perfektibilität |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does perfectibility come from?
From perfect + -ibility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).