nullity
"nullity" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nullity” is uncommon English (frequency #91,872 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,872
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nullity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,872 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nullity” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nullity is uncommon English at frequency #91,872 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nullity, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity. The correct English form is nullity, spelled N-U-L-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
- 2A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
- 3The dimension of the kernel of a linear transformation; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.
Etymology
From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “nullity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-U-L-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.