placidity
/pləˈsɪd.ə.ti/
"placidity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“placidity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being placid; peacefulness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-placidity · placidity · English
placidity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | placidity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pləˈsɪd.ə.ti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “placidity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
placidity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pləˈsɪd.ə.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being placid; peacefulness.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for placidity in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From placid + -ity, from Latin placiditās (“mildness, placidity”). The correct English form is placidity, spelled P-L-A-C-I-D-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being placid; peacefulness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how placidity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And how could she bear such behaviour! Composure with a witness! to look on, while repeated attentions were offering to another woman, before her face, and not resent it.—That is a degree of placidity, which I can neither comprehend nor respect.
Thus, in rapid succession, passed the thoughts of Rosilia, who, endeavouring to assume placidity, once more essayed to express her thanks to Mrs. Melbourne for her kind attentions,[…]
Etymology
From placid + -ity, from Latin placiditās (“mildness, placidity”).
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.