majority

/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/

//məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti// noun

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"majority" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“majority” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,227
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - More than half (50%) of some group.

Corpus desk

Index EN-majority · majority · English

majority · rank #1,227 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,227
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH insurance

Nearest frequency peer: insurance (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “majority”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “majority” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

majority vs majorly
75% similar
majority vs minority
75% similar
majority vs maturity
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for majority
PropertyValue
Headwordmajority
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,227
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “majority”

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).majoritylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “insurance” (#1,226), “meant” (#1,228), “image” (#1,225). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “majority” is #1,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around majority (IPA /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,227 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for majority, with forms such as "amjority", "majjority", and "majoirty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "majorly", "minority", "maturity", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -ity. The correct English form is majority, spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    More than half (50%) of some group.
  2. 2
    In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
  3. 3
    Legal adulthood, age of majority.
  4. 4
    The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
  5. 5
    Ancestors; ancestry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how majority appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
  2. Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.

Etymology

From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -ity.

This word in other languages

mayoría(Español)majorité(Français)Mehrheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amjority
  • majjority
  • majoirty
  • majoritty
  • majorityy
  • majoriyt
  • majorrity
  • majortiy
  • majroity
  • maojrity
  • mjaority
  • mmajority

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of majority - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amjority2majjority1majoirty2majoritty1majorityy1majoriyt2majorrity1majortiy2
Edit distance from "majority"

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 "majority"?
"majority" is spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/.
What does "majority" mean?
As a noun, "majority" means: More than half (50%) of some group.
What words are commonly confused with "majority"?
"majority" is commonly confused with "majorly", "minority", "maturity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "majority"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "majority" is /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "majority"?
From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -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 "majority", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list