# humidity

> English word · Noun · IPA /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ · frequency rank #9,188

## Definitions
1. Dampness, especially that of the air.
2. The amount of water vapour in the air.

## Etymology
From Middle English humidite, borrowed from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin ūmidus (“damp, moist, wet”). By surface analysis, humid + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **humility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humidity-vs-humility)
- **humanity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humidity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhumidity`, `hmuidity`, `huimdity`, `humdiity`, `humiddity`, `humiditty`, `humidityy`, `humidiyt`, `humidtiy`, `humiidty`, `hummidity`, `uhmidity`

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