playability
noun
playability is spelled P-L-A-Y-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, playability means “The state or property of being playable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of playability is playabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in playability?
| Letters | 11: P-L-A-Y-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 playability?
Playability appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 playability
- playabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does playability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or property of being playable.
- 2
The quality and enjoyability of a game's gameplay.
Mutant Chickens from Mars has great graphics, but the playability is lacking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Playability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jouabilité |
| Portuguese | jogabilidade |
| Spanish | jugabilidad |
| German | Spielbarkeit |
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 playability come from?
From play + -ability or playable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).