reflexivity

noun

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

The verdict

“reflexivity” is uncommon English (frequency #99,760 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,760
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-reflexivity · reflexivity · English

reflexivity · rank #99,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,760
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH redecoration

Nearest frequency peer: redecoration (-1 rank slots)

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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 “reflexivity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reflexivity
PropertyValue
Headwordreflexivity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reflexivity” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).reflexivityfalls 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: “redecoration” (#99,759), “redbird” (#99,758), “relaxin” (#99,762). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reflexivity” is #99,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reflexivity is uncommon English at frequency #99,760 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition or state of being reflexive.".

reflexivity has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From reflexive + -ity. The correct English form is reflexivity, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition or state of being reflexive.

Etymology

From reflexive + -ity.

This word in other languages

Reflexivität(Deutsch)

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 "reflexivity"?
"reflexivity" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V-I-T-Y.
What does "reflexivity" mean?
As a noun, "reflexivity" means: The condition or state of being reflexive.
What is the origin of the word "reflexivity"?
From reflexive + -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 "reflexivity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ramachandra#99,754prorogation#99,733Rosicrucian#99,787shamanistic#99,844

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list