usability

Name: usability, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/

//ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“usability” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,783
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or condition of being usable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-usability · usability · English

usability · rank #28,783 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #28,783
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH Uranus

Nearest frequency peer: Uranus (-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.

untenable

71,221
unwavering

71,220
Uranus

71,219
usability

71,218
veritable

71,217
Voldemort

71,215

What this shows “usability” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for usability
Property	Value
Headword	usability
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#28,783
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “usability”

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

#28,783

#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 “Uranus” (#28,782), “veritable” (#28,784), “unwavering” (#28,781). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “usability” is #28,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around usability (IPA /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,783 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for usability, with forms such as "suability", "uasbility", and "usabbility". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From usable + -ity or use + -ability. The correct English form is usability, spelled U-S-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
The state or condition of being usable.
2
The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The template was repiloted by the same four surgeons and recovery ward nurses to see if opinions and the usability of the template had improved, with the eventual aim of computerising the template.
The ability to learn how to use a system (learnability) is also a major subcharacteristic of usability.

Etymology

From usable + -ity or use + -ability.

This word in other languages

usabilidad(Español)convivialité(Français)Benutzbarkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

suability
uasbility
usabbility
usabiilty
usabilitty
usabilityy
usabiliyt
usabillity
usabiltiy
usabliity
usaiblity
usbaility
ussability

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of usability - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "usability"

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 "usability"?

"usability" is spelled U-S-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/.

What does "usability" mean?

As a noun, "usability" means: The state or condition of being usable.

What are common misspellings of "usability"?

Common misspellings include "suability", "uasbility", "usabbility", "usabiilty", "usabilitty". The correct spelling is "usability".

How do you pronounce "usability"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usability" is /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/. 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 "usability"?

From usable + -ity or use + -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 "usability", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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