intrepidity

noun

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

The verdict

“intrepidity” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,411 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,411
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being intrepid; bravery.

Key facts for intrepidity
PropertyValue
Headwordintrepidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intrepidity” 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). intrepidity 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for intrepidity is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #99,411 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    The quality of being intrepid; bravery.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intrepidity"?
"intrepidity" is spelled I-N-T-R-E-P-I-D-I-T-Y.
What does "intrepidity" mean?
As a noun, "intrepidity" means: The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
What is the origin of the word "intrepidity"?
From intrepid + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “intrepidity”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-R-E-P-I-D-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
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