intrepidity
"intrepidity" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intrepidity” is uncommon English (frequency #99,411 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,411
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intrepidity · intrepidity · English
intrepidity · rank #99,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,411
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH interrupter
Nearest frequency peer: interrupter (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “intrepidity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- incongruous…
incongruously
599 corpus weight
- inlaw
inlaw
594 corpus weight
- interchange…
interchangeability
592 corpus weight
- interrupter
interrupter
591 corpus weight
- intrepidity
intrepidity
590 corpus weight
- introducer
introducer
589 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “intrepidity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intrepidity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #99,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intrepidity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intrepidity is uncommon English at frequency #99,411 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being intrepid; bravery.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intrepidity, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From intrepid + -ity. The correct English form is intrepidity, spelled I-N-T-R-E-P-I-D-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intrepidity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Pipes, who acted as the enemy's forlorn hope, advanced to the gate with great intrepidity, and clapping his foot to the door, which was none of the ſtouteſt, with the execution and diſpatch of a petard, ſplit it into a thouſand pieces.
Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, "Miss Elizabeth Bennet."
Etymology
From intrepid + -ity.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).