suitability

/ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/

//ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti// noun

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"suitability" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suitability” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,235
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being suitable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suitability · suitability · English

suitability · rank #22,235 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,235
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH suggestive

Nearest frequency peer: suggestive (-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 “suitability”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suitability” 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).

suitability vs stability
82% similar

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

Key facts for suitability
PropertyValue
Headwordsuitability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,235
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suitability”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).suitabilitylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “suggestive” (#22,234), “superstition” (#22,236), “subversive” (#22,232). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suitability” is #22,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around suitability (IPA /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,235 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The quality of being suitable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for suitability, with forms such as "siutability", "ssuitability", and "suiatbility". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "stability", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From suit + -ability. The correct English form is suitability, spelled S-U-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being suitable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As he knows little about the particular issues, his criterion must be consistency with his other views, suitability to combine them into a coherent picture of the world.

Etymology

From suit + -ability.

This word in other languages

idoneidad(Español)Eignung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siutability
  • ssuitability
  • suiatbility
  • suitabbility
  • suitabiilty
  • suitabilitty
  • suitabilityy
  • suitabiliyt
  • suitabillity
  • suitabiltiy
  • suitabliity
  • suitaiblity
  • suitbaility
  • suittability
  • sutiability
  • usitability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suitability - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

siutability2ssuitability1suiatbility2suitabbility1suitabiilty2suitabilitty1suitabilityy1suitabiliyt2
Edit distance from "suitability"

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 "suitability"?
"suitability" is spelled S-U-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does "suitability" mean?
As a noun, "suitability" means: The quality of being suitable.
What words are commonly confused with "suitability"?
"suitability" is commonly confused with "stability". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suitability"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suitability" is /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/. 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 "suitability"?
From suit + -ability. 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 "suitability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

transistor16 variantsSchumacher16 variantscauliflower16 variantsconformity16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list