comity
/ˈkɒmɪti/
"comity" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“comity” is uncommon English (frequency #83,132 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,132
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
Corpus desk
Index EN-comity · comity · English
comity · rank #83,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,132
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH comport
Nearest frequency peer: comport (+3 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “comity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- coit
coit
16,876 corpus weight
- comber
comber
16,873 corpus weight
- comity
comity
16,869 corpus weight
- comport
comport
16,866 corpus weight
- concessiona…
concessionary
16,863 corpus weight
- confectioner
confectioner
16,862 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “comity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒmɪti/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “comity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
comity is uncommon English at frequency #83,132 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒmɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for comity in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās. The correct English form is comity, spelled C-O-M-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- 2Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.
The app [OpenAI's Sora] will further erode truth, and comity.
Etymology
From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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