sociability
/ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/noun
sociability is spelled S-O-C-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sociability means “The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sociability is sociabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in sociability?
| Letters | 11: S-O-C-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sociability?
Sociability appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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).
How do you pronounce sociability?
- UK /ˌsəʊ.ʃəˈbɪlɪti/
- US /ˌsoʊ.ʃəˈbɪləti/
- US /ˌsoʊ.sjəˈbɪləti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sociability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sociability?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sociability from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sociability
- sociabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sociability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.
He was a true introvert, and his sociability lagged behind others of his age in the school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sociability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sociabilité |
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 sociability come from?
From Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociābilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).