# fertility

> English word · Noun · IPA /fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #9,892

## Definitions
1. The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
2. The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
3. The average number of births per woman within a population.

## Etymology
From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **futility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fertility-vs-futility)
- **fertilize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fertility-vs-fertilize)

## Common misspellings (14)
`efrtility`, `feritlity`, `ferrtility`, `fertiilty`, `fertilitty`, `fertilityy`, `fertiliyt`, `fertillity`, `fertiltiy`, `fertliity`, `ferttility`, `fetrility`, `ffertility`, `fretility`

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