suitability
/ˌsutəˈbɪləti/noun
suitability is spelled S-U-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suitability means “The quality of being suitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suitability is suitabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in suitability?
| Letters | 11: S-U-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 suitability?
Suitability appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 suitability?
- UK /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/
- UK /ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪti/
- US /ˌsutəˈbɪləti/
Suitability has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-suitability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with suitability?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as suitability 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 suitability
- suitabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suitability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being suitable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suitability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being suitable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Eignung, Brauchbarkeit |
| Portuguese | adequabilidade |
| Spanish | idoneidad, lo adecuado |
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 suitability come from?
From suit + -ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).