# naivety

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɑːˈiːvti/ · frequency rank #48,372

## Definitions
1. naïveté

## Etymology
From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.

## Easily confused with
- **ninety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naivety-vs-ninety)
- **nativity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naivety-vs-nativity)
- **natively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naivety-vs-natively)
- **naive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naive-vs-naivety)
- **naively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-naivety)

## Common misspellings (10)
`anivety`, `naievty`, `naivetty`, `naivetyy`, `naiveyt`, `naivtey`, `naivvety`, `naviety`, `niavety`, `nnaivety`

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