# chastity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃastɪti/ · frequency rank #24,110

## Definitions
1. The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

## Etymology
From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **chatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chastity-vs-chatty)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-chastity)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cahstity`, `cchastity`, `chasitty`, `chasstity`, `chastitty`, `chastityy`, `chastiyt`, `chasttity`, `chasttiy`, `chatsity`, `chhastity`, `chsatity`, `hcastity`

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