tractability
noun
tractability is spelled T-R-A-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tractability means “The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tractability is tractabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in tractability?
| Letters | 12: T-R-A-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tractability?
Tractability appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of tractability
- tractabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tractability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
At the expense of some realism, these simplifying assumptions afford a great deal of tractability, which allows us to make clear statements about optimal policy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tractability come from?
From tractable + -ity, from Latin tractabilitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).