# futility

> English word · Noun · IPA /fjuːˈtɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #30,433

## Definitions
1. The quality of being futile or useless.
2. Something, especially an act, that is futile.
3. Unimportance.

## Etymology
From Latin fūtilitās (“worthlessness, futility”). By surface analysis, futile + -ity.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffutility`, `ftuility`, `fuitlity`, `futiilty`, `futilitty`, `futilityy`, `futiliyt`, `futillity`, `futiltiy`, `futliity`, `futtility`, `uftility`

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