# popularity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #4,788

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
2. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
3. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
4. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
5. The act of courting the favour of the people.
6. Public sentiment; general passion.

## Etymology
From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”).

## Easily confused with
- **popularly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popularity-vs-popularly)
- **polarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polarity-vs-popularity)

## Common misspellings (15)
`oppularity`, `popluarity`, `poppularity`, `popualrity`, `populairty`, `popularitty`, `popularityy`, `populariyt`, `popularrity`, `populartiy`, `popullarity`, `populraity`, `pouplarity`, `ppopularity`, `ppoularity`

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