# ferocity

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈɹɑsɪti/ · frequency rank #32,806

## Definitions
1. The condition of being ferocious.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

## Easily confused with
- **felicity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felicity-vs-ferocity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`efrocity`, `feorcity`, `fercoity`, `feroccity`, `ferocitty`, `ferocityy`, `ferociyt`, `feroctiy`, `feroicty`, `ferrocity`, `fferocity`, `freocity`

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