falsity
/ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/
"falsity" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“falsity” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,109 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,109
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | falsity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,109 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “falsity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for falsity is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #65,109 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
falsity has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Corresponding to false + -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus. The correct English form is falsity, spelled F-A-L-S-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
- 2The characteristic of being untrue.
Etymology
Corresponding to false + -ity. From Middle French fausseté, Old French falseté, from Late Latin falsitas, from Latin falsus.
This word in other languages
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 “falsity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-L-S-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/ (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.