# mediocrity

> English word · Noun · IPA /miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #24,827

## Definitions
1. The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
2. A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
3. The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
4. A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

## Etymology
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.

## Common misspellings (15)
`emdiocrity`, `mdeiocrity`, `meddiocrity`, `medicority`, `medioccrity`, `mediocirty`, `mediocritty`, `mediocrityy`, `mediocriyt`, `mediocrrity`, `mediocrtiy`, `mediorcity`, `medoicrity`, `meidocrity`, `mmediocrity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mediocrity