# stability

> English word · Noun · IPA /stəˈbɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #4,271

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **stabilize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stability-vs-stabilize)
- **suitability** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stability-vs-suitability)
- **stabilise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stabilise-vs-stability)

## Common misspellings (14)
`satbility`, `sstability`, `stabbility`, `stabiilty`, `stabilitty`, `stabilityy`, `stabiliyt`, `stabillity`, `stabiltiy`, `stabliity`, `staiblity`, `stbaility`, `sttability`, `tsability`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stability