acridity
"acridity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acridity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bitterness or acerbity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acridity · acridity · English
acridity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acridity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acridity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acridity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acridity, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From acrid + -ity. The correct English form is acridity, spelled A-C-R-I-D-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Bitterness or acerbity.
- 2An acrid taste or smell.
- 3Bitterness in speech or behavior; causticness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how acridity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She was not safe from the acridity of his tongue but at least she need not fear physical violence, which was well within the possibilities for others.
Etymology
From acrid + -ity.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.