stability

/stəˈbɪlɪti/

//stəˈbɪlɪti// noun

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"stability" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stability” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,271
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stability · stability · English

stability · rank #4,271 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,271
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slave

Nearest frequency peer: slave (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stability”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stability vs stabilize
78% similar
stability vs suitability
82% similar
stability vs stabilise
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stability
PropertyValue
Headwordstability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stəˈbɪlɪti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,271
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stability”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “slave” (#4,270), “steady” (#4,272), “secrets” (#4,269). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stability” is #4,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around stability (IPA /stəˈbɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,271 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for stability, with forms such as "satbility", "sstability", and "stabbility". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "stabilize", "suitability", "stabilise", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes. The correct English form is stability, spelled S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
  2. 2
    The tendency to recover from perturbations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This platform offers good stability
  2. emotional stability

Etymology

From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes.

This word in other languages

estabilidad(Español)stabilité(Français)Stabilität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satbility
  • sstability
  • stabbility
  • stabiilty
  • stabilitty
  • stabilityy
  • stabiliyt
  • stabillity
  • stabiltiy
  • stabliity
  • staiblity
  • stbaility
  • sttability
  • tsability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stability - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

satbility2sstability1stabbility1stabiilty2stabilitty1stabilityy1stabiliyt2stabillity1
Edit distance from "stability"

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 "stability"?
"stability" is spelled S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /stəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does "stability" mean?
As a noun, "stability" means: The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
What words are commonly confused with "stability"?
"stability" is commonly confused with "stabilize", "suitability", "stabilise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stability" is /stəˈbɪlɪti/. 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 "stability"?
From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (“firmness, steadfastness”), from stabilis (“steadfast, firm”). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes. 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 "stability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

categories14 variantsbiological14 variantssimilarly14 variantssuspended14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list