fixity
/ˈfɪksɪti/
"fixity" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fixity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fixity · fixity · English
fixity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fixity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪksɪti/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fixity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fixity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪksɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fixity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fix + -ity. The correct English form is fixity, spelled F-I-X-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
- 2Something fixed.
- 3The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fixity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[O]therwise, it is almost inescapable that there must be some sort of centralized mechanism guaranteeing the fixity of prices[.]
One may use a fixity declaration in Haskell to describe an operator's precedence and direction of associativity.
Etymology
From fix + -ity.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.