morality

/məˈɹælɪti/

//məˈɹælɪti// noun

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

The verdict

“morality” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,830
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a m...

Corpus desk

Index EN-morality · morality · English

morality · rank #8,830 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monkeys

Nearest frequency peer: monkeys (-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 “morality”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “morality” 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).

morality vs morally
75% similar
morality vs motility
75% similar
morality vs mortality
89% similar

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

Key facts for morality
PropertyValue
Headwordmorality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈɹælɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,830
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “morality”

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).moralitylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “monkeys” (#8,829), “mortal” (#8,831), “mon” (#8,828). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “morality” is #8,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around morality (IPA /məˈɹælɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,830 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for morality, with forms such as "mmorality", "moarlity", and "morailty". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "morally", "motility", "mortality", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman moralité, Middle French moralité, from Late Latin mōrālitās (“manner, characteristic, character”), from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), from mōs (“manner, custom”). equivalent to moral + -ity. The correct English form is morality, spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
  2. 2
    A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
  3. 3
    A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
  4. 4
    A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.
  5. 5
    A morality play.
  6. 6
    Moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
  7. 7
    A particular theory concerning the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Without morality, intellect were impossible for him; a thoroughly immoral man could not know anything at all! To know a thing, what we can call knowing, a man must first love the thing, sympathize with it: that is, be virtuously related to it.
  2. Ellery Jackson-Hubbard. […] A man radiating prosperity, optimism and selfishness. Has no morality whatever. Is a conscious individualist, cold-blooded, pitiless, working only for himself, and believing in nothing but himself.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman moralité, Middle French moralité, from Late Latin mōrālitās (“manner, characteristic, character”), from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), from mōs (“manner, custom”). equivalent to moral + -ity.

Synonyms

decencyrectituderighteousnessuprightnessvirtuousnessmoralsconventionsmoralsmoreshomilyethicsmoral philosophyethicsmoral philosophy

Antonyms

amoralityimmorality

This word in other languages

moralidad(Español)moralité(Français)Moral(Deutsch)moralidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorality
  • moarlity
  • morailty
  • moralitty
  • moralityy
  • moraliyt
  • morallity
  • moraltiy
  • morlaity
  • morrality
  • mroality
  • omrality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morality - 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.

mmorality1moarlity2morailty2moralitty1moralityy1moraliyt2morallity1moraltiy2
Edit distance from "morality"

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 "morality"?
"morality" is spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈɹælɪti/.
What does "morality" mean?
As a noun, "morality" means: Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a m...
What words are commonly confused with "morality"?
"morality" is commonly confused with "morally", "motility", "mortality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morality" is /məˈɹælɪti/. 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 "morality"?
From Anglo-Norman moralité, Middle French moralité, from Late Latin mōrālitās (“manner, characteristic, character”), from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), from mōs (“manner, custom”). equivalent to moral + -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 "morality", 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