deformity
/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/
"deformity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deformity” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,679
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being deformed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deformity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deformity” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around deformity (IPA /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,679 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for deformity, with forms such as "ddeformity", "defformity", and "defomrity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”). The correct English form is deformity, spelled D-E-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being deformed.
- 2An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddeformity
- defformity
- defomrity
- deforimty
- deformitty
- deformityy
- deformiyt
- deformmity
- deformtiy
- deforrmity
- defromity
- deofrmity
- dfeormity
- edformity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deformity - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “deformity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.