# purity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ · frequency rank #11,446

## Definitions
1. The state or degree of being pure.

## Etymology
From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

## Easily confused with
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purity-vs-putty)
- **pyrite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purity-vs-pyrite)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-purity)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puri-vs-purity)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/party-vs-purity)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/privy-vs-purity)
- **purdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purdy-vs-purity)
- **purely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purely-vs-purity)
- **parity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-purity)
- **purify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purify-vs-purity)
- **polity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polity-vs-purity)
- **purist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purist-vs-purity)
- **puritan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puritan-vs-purity)
- **paucity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paucity-vs-purity)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ppurity`, `pruity`, `puirty`, `puritty`, `purityy`, `puriyt`, `purrity`, `purtiy`, `uprity`

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