propinquity
/pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/
"propinquity" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“propinquity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nearness or proximity
Corpus desk
Index EN-propinquity · propinquity · English
propinquity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | propinquity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “propinquity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
propinquity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
propinquity has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus). The correct English form is propinquity, spelled P-R-O-P-I-N-Q-U-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Nearness or proximity
- 2Affiliation or similarity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how propinquity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity.
Yet, never before in human history has it been so easy to communicate across long distances. Never before have men been able to maintain intimate and continuing contact with others across thousands of miles; never has intimacy been so independent of spatial propinquity.
Etymology
From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).
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.