survivability

noun

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"survivability" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“survivability” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,363
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being survivable

Corpus desk

Index EN-survivability · survivability · English

survivability · rank #47,363 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,363
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH surry

Nearest frequency peer: surry (-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 “survivability”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “survivability” 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
Key facts for survivability
PropertyValue
Headwordsurvivability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,363
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “survivability”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “surry” (#47,362), “sweltering” (#47,364), “surfactant” (#47,361). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “survivability” is #47,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around survivability, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,363 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for survivability, with forms such as "sruvivability", "ssurvivability", and "surivvability". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being survivable
  2. 2
    A measure of the extent to which something is survivable

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability.

Etymology

From survive + -ability.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sruvivability
  • ssurvivability
  • surivvability
  • surrvivability
  • surviavbility
  • survivabbility
  • survivabiilty
  • survivabilitty
  • survivabilityy
  • survivabiliyt
  • survivabillity
  • survivabiltiy
  • survivabliity
  • survivaiblity
  • survivbaility
  • survivvability
  • survviability
  • survvivability
  • suvrivability
  • usrvivability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of survivability - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sruvivability2ssurvivability1surivvability2surrvivability1surviavbility2survivabbility1survivabiilty2survivabilitty1
Edit distance from "survivability"

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 "survivability"?
"survivability" is spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "survivability" mean?
As a noun, "survivability" means: The condition of being survivable
What are common misspellings of "survivability"?
Common misspellings include "sruvivability", "ssurvivability", "surivvability", "surrvivability", "surviavbility". The correct spelling is "survivability".
What is the origin of the word "survivability"?
From survive + -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 "survivability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list