leprosity
/lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/
"leprosity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leprosity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.
Corpus desk
Index EN-leprosity · leprosity · English
leprosity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leprosity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “leprosity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
leprosity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leprosity, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”). The correct English form is leprosity, spelled L-E-P-R-O-S-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.
- 2The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold.
- 3Synonym of scaliness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leprosity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.
Etymology
From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.