confraternity

noun

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"confraternity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“confraternity” is uncommon English (frequency #97,962 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,962
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group with a common interest.

Key facts for confraternity
PropertyValue
Headwordconfraternity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confraternity” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). confraternity lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confraternity is uncommon English at frequency #97,962 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

confraternity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French confraternité. The correct English form is confraternity, spelled C-O-N-F-R-A-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group with a common interest.
  2. 2
    A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
  3. 3
    Brotherly friendship.

Etymology

From Middle French confraternité.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confraternity"?
"confraternity" is spelled C-O-N-F-R-A-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y.
What does "confraternity" mean?
As a noun, "confraternity" means: A group with a common interest.
What is the origin of the word "confraternity"?
From Middle French confraternité. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “confraternity”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-F-R-A-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list