receptivity

noun

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"receptivity" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“receptivity” is uncommon English (frequency #83,666 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,666
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being receptive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-receptivity · receptivity · English

receptivity · rank #83,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,666
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconfigurable

Nearest frequency peer: reconfigurable (+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 “receptivity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “receptivity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for receptivity
PropertyValue
Headwordreceptivity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “receptivity” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).receptivityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “reconfigurable” (#83,667), “reanalysis” (#83,664), “recurve” (#83,668). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “receptivity” is #83,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

receptivity is uncommon English at frequency #83,666 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

receptivity has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From receptive + -ity. The correct English form is receptivity, spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being receptive.
  2. 2
    The extent to which something is receptive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how receptivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "And our march is regulated," said Mailey. "There is a gradual release to accommodate it to the receptivity of mankind."

Etymology

From receptive + -ity.

This word in other languages

receptividad(Español)réceptivité(Français)Aufnahmefähigkeit(Deutsch)receptividade(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "receptivity"?
"receptivity" is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-I-T-Y.
What does "receptivity" mean?
As a noun, "receptivity" means: The state of being receptive.
What is the origin of the word "receptivity"?
From receptive + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "receptivity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list