frivolity
/fɹɪˈvɒlɪti/
"frivolity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frivolity” is uncommon English (frequency #58,709 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,709
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - frivolous act
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frivolity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɹɪˈvɒlɪti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,709 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frivolity” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frivolity is uncommon English at frequency #58,709 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɹɪˈvɒlɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
frivolity has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French frivolité. The correct English form is frivolity, spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1frivolous act
- 2state of being frivolous
Etymology
From French frivolité.
Synonyms
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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 “frivolity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-R-I-V-O-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.