serviceability
/ˌsɜː(ɹ)vɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
"serviceability" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“serviceability” is uncommon English (frequency #85,761 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,761
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The property of being serviceable, of being useful for some function.
Corpus desk
Index EN-serviceability · serviceability · English
serviceability · rank #85,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,761
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH semifinalist
Nearest frequency peer: semifinalist (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “serviceability”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- semifinalist
semifinalist
14,242 corpus weight
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14,240 corpus weight
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14,237 corpus weight
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14,236 corpus weight
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14,235 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “serviceability” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serviceability |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɜː(ɹ)vɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #85,761 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “serviceability” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
serviceability is uncommon English at frequency #85,761 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsɜː(ɹ)vɪsəˈbɪlɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
serviceability has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From serviceable + -ity or service + -ability. The correct English form is serviceability, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The property of being serviceable, of being useful for some function.
- 2The property of being able to be serviced.
- 3The ability of an individual to make repayments on a loan.
Etymology
From serviceable + -ity or service + -ability.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.