# cavity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/ · frequency rank #12,740

## Definitions
1. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
2. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
3. A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

## Etymology
From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.

## Easily confused with
- **city** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavity-vs-city)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavity-vs-charity)
- **clarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavity-vs-clarity)
- **catty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catty-vs-cavity)
- **capita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capita-vs-cavity)
- **caviar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caviar-vs-cavity)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caving-vs-cavity)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acvity`, `caivty`, `cavitty`, `cavityy`, `caviyt`, `cavtiy`, `cavvity`, `ccavity`, `cvaity`

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