practicability
noun
practicability is spelled P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, practicability means “The state of being practicable; feasibility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of practicability is practicabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in practicability?
| Letters | 14: P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 practicability?
Practicability appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 practicability
- practicabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does practicability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being practicable; feasibility
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Practicability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being practicable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | praticabilité |
| German | Praktikabilität |
| Spanish | viabilidad, factibilidad |
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 practicability come from?
From practicable + -ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).