invalidity

noun

"invalidity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“invalidity” is uncommon English (frequency #75,081 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,081
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being invalid; lack of validity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-invalidity · invalidity · English

invalidity · rank #75,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,081
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH interspecies

Nearest frequency peer: interspecies (-2 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 “invalidity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “invalidity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for invalidity
PropertyValue
Headwordinvalidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “invalidity” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).invalidityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “interspecies” (#75,079), “IOF” (#75,083), “intemperate” (#75,078). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “invalidity” is #75,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

invalidity is uncommon English at frequency #75,081 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being invalid; lack of validity.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for invalidity, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From invalid + -ity. The correct English form is invalidity, spelled I-N-V-A-L-I-D-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being invalid; lack of validity.

Etymology

From invalid + -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 "invalidity"?
"invalidity" is spelled I-N-V-A-L-I-D-I-T-Y.
What does "invalidity" mean?
As a noun, "invalidity" means: The state of being invalid; lack of validity.
What is the origin of the word "invalidity"?
From invalid + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "invalidity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list