eternity
/ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/
"eternity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eternity” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,602 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,602
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Existence without end, infinite time.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eternity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,602 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eternity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for eternity is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,602 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for eternity, with forms such as "eetrnity", "etenrity", and "eterinty". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes. The correct English form is eternity, spelled E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Existence without end, infinite time.
- 2Existence outside of time.
- 3A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
- 4The remainder of time that elapses after death.
- 5A comparatively long time.
Etymology
From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eetrnity,etenrity,eterinty,eternitty,eternityy,eterniyt,eternnity,eterntiy,eterrnity,etrenity,etternity,teernity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eternity - 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 “eternity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.