proclivity
/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/
"proclivity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“proclivity” is uncommon English (frequency #60,397 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,397
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-proclivity · proclivity · English
proclivity · rank #60,397 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,397
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH proboscis
Nearest frequency peer: proboscis (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “proclivity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Prieto
Prieto
39,608 corpus weight
- probity
probity
39,606 corpus weight
- proboscis
proboscis
39,605 corpus weight
- proclivity
proclivity
39,604 corpus weight
- proprietors…
proprietorship
39,603 corpus weight
- punto
punto
39,601 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “proclivity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proclivity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “proclivity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
proclivity is uncommon English at frequency #60,397 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for proclivity, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”). The correct English form is proclivity, spelled P-R-O-C-L-I-V-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proclivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The child has a proclivity for exaggeration.
This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.
Etymology
From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”).
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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