profitability

Name: profitability, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

//ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“profitability” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,033
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-profitability · profitability · English

profitability · rank #15,033 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #15,033
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH primer

Nearest frequency peer: primer (-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.

pivotal

84,973
preventive

84,970
primer

84,969
profitabili…

84,968
provoke

84,966
pulmonary

84,964

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

Key facts for profitability
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “profitability”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).profitabilitylands here:

#15,033

#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 “primer” (#15,032), “preventive” (#15,031), “provoke” (#15,035). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “profitability” is #15,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around profitability (IPA /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,033 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

1
The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

improve profitability
assess profitability

Etymology

From profitable + -ity.

This word in other languages

rentabilidad(Español)rentabilité(Français)Rentabilität(Deutsch)

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.

Edit distance from "profitability"

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 "profitability"?

"profitability" is spelled P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/.

What does "profitability" mean?

As a noun, "profitability" means: The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

What are common misspellings of "profitability"?

Common misspellings include "porfitability", "pprofitability", "prfoitability", "proffitability", "profiatbility". The correct spelling is "profitability".

How do you pronounce "profitability"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profitability" is /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "profitability"?

From profitable + -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 "profitability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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