# parity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæɹɪti/ · frequency rank #16,989

## Definitions
1. Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
2. Senses related to classification into two sets.
3. Senses related to classification into two sets.
4. Senses related to classification into two sets.
5. Senses related to classification into two sets.
6. In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
7. Resemblance; analogy.

## Etymology
From Middle French parité, from Late Latin paritās, from Latin pār (“equal”). Equivalent to pari- + -ty.

## Easily confused with
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-part)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-pity)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-party)
- **parts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parts)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-patty)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-privy)
- **parry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parry)
- **pasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-pasty)
- **parti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parti)
- **partly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-partly)
- **parody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parody)
- **purity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-purity)
- **purify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-purify)
- **polity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-polity)
- **parley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parley)
- **parlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-parlay)
- **pyrite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-pyrite)
- **paucity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-paucity)
- **polarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-polarity)
- **pari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pari-vs-parity)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aprity`, `pairty`, `paritty`, `parityy`, `pariyt`, `parrity`, `partiy`, `pparity`, `praity`

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