impulsivity

noun

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"impulsivity" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“impulsivity” is uncommon English (frequency #62,215 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,215
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.

Key facts for impulsivity
PropertyValue
Headwordimpulsivity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impulsivity” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). impulsivity lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impulsivity is uncommon English at frequency #62,215 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.".

Zero misspellings are on record for impulsivity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From impulsive + -ity. The correct English form is impulsivity, spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.

Etymology

From impulsive + -ity.

This word in other languages

impulsividad(Español)impulsivité(Français)Impulsivität(Deutsch)impulsividade(Português)

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 "impulsivity"?
"impulsivity" is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-V-I-T-Y.
What does "impulsivity" mean?
As a noun, "impulsivity" means: The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
What is the origin of the word "impulsivity"?
From impulsive + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “impulsivity”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-U-L-S-I-V-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list