# normalcy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ · frequency rank #35,851

## Definitions
1. The state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
2. The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

## Etymology
From normal + -cy. The original sense was mathematical. The broader sense was popularized in the United States by its use by President Warren G. Harding.https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normalcy

## Easily confused with
- **normally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normalcy-vs-normally)
- **Normandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normalcy-vs-normandy)
- **normality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normalcy-vs-normality)
- **normal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normal-vs-normalcy)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nnormalcy`, `nomralcy`, `noramlcy`, `normacly`, `normalccy`, `normalcyy`, `normallcy`, `normalyc`, `normlacy`, `normmalcy`, `norrmalcy`, `nromalcy`, `onrmalcy`

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