frailty

/ˈfɹeɪlti/

//ˈfɹeɪlti// noun

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"frailty" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“frailty” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,133
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.

Corpus desk

Index EN-frailty · frailty · English

frailty · rank #41,133 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,133
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freiburg

Nearest frequency peer: Freiburg (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “frailty”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “frailty” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frailty vs fruity
71% similar
frailty vs frail
71% similar
frailty vs faulty
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for frailty
PropertyValue
Headwordfrailty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɹeɪlti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,133
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “frailty”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).frailtylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Freiburg” (#41,134), “fornication” (#41,131), “fricking” (#41,135). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “frailty” is #41,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around frailty (IPA /ˈfɹeɪlti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,133 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for frailty, with forms such as "farilty", "ffrailty", and "fraillty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fruity", "frail", "faulty", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility. The correct English form is frailty, spelled F-R-A-I-L-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
  2. 2
    A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how frailty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;
  2. For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a tap-in.

Etymology

From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.

This word in other languages

fragilidad(Español)fragilité(Français)Schwäche(Deutsch)fragilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farilty
  • ffrailty
  • fraillty
  • frailtty
  • frailtyy
  • frailyt
  • fraitly
  • frality
  • frialty
  • frrailty
  • rfailty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frailty - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

farilty2ffrailty1fraillty1frailtty1frailtyy1frailyt2fraitly2frality2
Edit distance from "frailty"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frailty"?
"frailty" is spelled F-R-A-I-L-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪlti/.
What does "frailty" mean?
As a noun, "frailty" means: The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
What words are commonly confused with "frailty"?
"frailty" is commonly confused with "fruity", "frail", "faulty". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frailty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frailty" is /ˈfɹeɪlti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "frailty"?
From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frailty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list