# ethnicity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/ · frequency rank #10,689

## Definitions
1. The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
2. An ethnic group.
3. Race; common ancestry.

## Etymology
From ethnic + -ity.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ehtnicity`, `ethhnicity`, `ethincity`, `ethnciity`, `ethniccity`, `ethnicitty`, `ethnicityy`, `ethniciyt`, `ethnictiy`, `ethniicty`, `ethnnicity`, `etnhicity`, `etthnicity`, `tehnicity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ethnicity