connectivity

Name: connectivity, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“connectivity” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,690
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being connected

Corpus desk

Index EN-connectivity · connectivity · English

connectivity · rank #13,690 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #13,690
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH concussion

Nearest frequency peer: concussion (-1 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.

commute

86,314
complementa…

86,313
concussion

86,312
connectivity

86,311
consulate

86,310
contend

86,309

What this shows “connectivity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

connectivity vs conductivity

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for connectivity
Property	Value
Headword	connectivity
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#13,690
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “connectivity”

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

#13,690

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “concussion” (#13,689), “consulate” (#13,691), “complementary” (#13,688). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “connectivity” is #13,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around connectivity, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,690 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for connectivity, with forms such as "cconnectivity", "cnonectivity", and "conectivity". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "conductivity", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From connective + -ity. The correct English form is connectivity, spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
The state of being connected
2
The ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
3
In a graph, a measure of concatenated adjacency (the number of ways that points are connected to each other)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how connectivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Since submitting our Strategic Outline Business Case to the DfT last summer, MPs, government ministers and even the new Prime Minister have started talking about our £2 billion proposals as the answer to poor rail connectivity between the East Midlands and the West Midlands.

Etymology

From connective + -ity.

This word in other languages

connexité(Français)Konnektivität(Deutsch)conectividade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cconnectivity
cnonectivity
conectivity
conenctivity
conncetivity
connecctivity
connecitvity
connectiivty
connectivitty
connectivityy
connectiviyt
connectivtiy
connectivvity
connecttivity
connectviity
connetcivity
ocnnectivity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of connectivity - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "connectivity"

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 "connectivity"?

"connectivity" is spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

What does "connectivity" mean?

As a noun, "connectivity" means: The state of being connected

What words are commonly confused with "connectivity"?

"connectivity" is commonly confused with "conductivity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "connectivity"?

From connective + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "connectivity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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