profitability
/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
"profitability" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“profitability” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,033 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,033
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | profitability |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #15,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “profitability” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for profitability is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,033 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for profitability, with forms such as "porfitability", "pprofitability", and "prfoitability". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From profitable + -ity. The correct English form is profitability, spelled P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
Etymology
From profitable + -ity.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porfitability,pprofitability,prfoitability,proffitability,profiatbility,profitabbility,profitabiilty,profitabilitty,profitabilityy,profitabiliyt,profitabillity,profitabiltiy,profitabliity,profitaiblity,profitbaility,profittability,proftiability,proiftability,prrofitability,rpofitability
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profitability - 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.
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.
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Using “profitability”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.