# annuity

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈn(j)uɪti/ · frequency rank #18,238

## Definitions
1. A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

## Etymology
From French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus (“annual”). Cf. annuality.

## Easily confused with
- **acuity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acuity-vs-annuity)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anniuty`, `annuitty`, `annuityy`, `annuiyt`, `annutiy`, `anuity`, `anunity`, `nanuity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/annuity