portability

noun

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"portability" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“portability” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,975
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-portability · portability · English

portability · rank #32,975 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,975
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pooja

Nearest frequency peer: pooja (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “portability”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “portability” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for portability
PropertyValue
Headwordportability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,975
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “portability”

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).portabilitylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “pooja” (#32,974), “posturing” (#32,976), “Polynesian” (#32,973). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “portability” is #32,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around portability, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,975 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for portability, with forms such as "oprtability", "poratbility", and "porrtability". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From portable + -ity. The correct English form is portability, spelled P-O-R-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being portable.
  2. 2
    The quality of being portable.
  3. 3
    The quality of being portable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […] number portability is crucial for competition, because it enables consumers to change service providers without being forced to change their phone number. Number portability is a statutory requirement, and it imposes costs on all[…]

Etymology

From portable + -ity.

This word in other languages

portabilité(Français)portabilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtability
  • poratbility
  • porrtability
  • portabbility
  • portabiilty
  • portabilitty
  • portabilityy
  • portabiliyt
  • portabillity
  • portabiltiy
  • portabliity
  • portaiblity
  • portbaility
  • porttability
  • potrability
  • pportability
  • protability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of portability - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oprtability2poratbility2porrtability1portabbility1portabiilty2portabilitty1portabilityy1portabiliyt2
Edit distance from "portability"

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 "portability"?
"portability" is spelled P-O-R-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "portability" mean?
As a noun, "portability" means: The quality of being portable.
What are common misspellings of "portability"?
Common misspellings include "oprtability", "poratbility", "porrtability", "portabbility", "portabiilty". The correct spelling is "portability".
What is the origin of the word "portability"?
From portable + -ity. 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 "portability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list