volatility
/ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ti/noun
volatility is spelled V-O-L-A-T-I-L-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, volatility means “The state of being volatile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of volatility is volatilities.
How many letters and syllables are in volatility?
| Letters | 10: V-O-L-A-T-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 volatility?
Volatility appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 volatility?
- UK /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/
- US /ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ti/
- US [ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ɾi]
Volatility 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)-Vininn126-volatility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with volatility?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as volatility 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 volatility
- volatilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does volatility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being volatile.
- 2
The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
- 3
The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
- 4
The state of being able to fly.
- 5
The state of being unpredictable.
- 6
A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate volatility?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of volatility: vol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Volatility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | volatilidade |
| Spanish | volatilidad |
| German | Volatilität, Flüchtigkeit |
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 volatility come from?
From volatile + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).