# clarity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #8,260

## Definitions
1. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
2. The ability to be easily understood.
3. The ability to think clearly and rationally.
4. The ability to be easily heard.

## Etymology
From Middle English claritee, from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, from clārus (“clear”); equivalent to clear + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarity-vs-clary)
- **cavity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavity-vs-clarity)
- **claret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clarity)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-clarity)
- **clarify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarify-vs-clarity)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarion-vs-clarity)
- **Clarice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarity)
- **calamity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calamity-vs-clarity)

## Common misspellings (11)
`calrity`, `cclarity`, `clairty`, `claritty`, `clarityy`, `clariyt`, `clarrity`, `clartiy`, `cllarity`, `clraity`, `lcarity`

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