relevancy

/ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/

//ˈɹɛlɪvənsi// noun

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"relevancy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“relevancy” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,873
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-relevancy · relevancy · English

relevancy · rank #40,873 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,873
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH renegotiate

Nearest frequency peer: renegotiate (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “relevancy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “relevancy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

relevancy vs relevant
78% similar
relevancy vs relevance
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for relevancy
PropertyValue
Headwordrelevancy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,873
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “relevancy”

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).relevancylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “renegotiate” (#40,874), “Rensselaer” (#40,875), “resurfacing” (#40,876). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “relevancy” is #40,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around relevancy (IPA /ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,873 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for relevancy, with forms such as "erlevancy", "reelvancy", and "releavncy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "relevant", "relevance", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From relevant + -cy. The correct English form is relevancy, spelled R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.
  2. 2
    The degree to which a thing is relevant; relevance, applicability.
  3. 3
    A relevant thing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It is the malpractice of the courts to confine evidence and discussion to the bounds of apparent relevancy.
  2. To believe that such talk really ever came out of people's mouths would be to believe that there was a time when time was of no value to a person who thought he had something to say; when it was the custom to spread a two-minute remark out to ten; when a man's mouth was a rolling-mill, and busied itself all day long in turning four-foot pigs of thought in…

Etymology

From relevant + -cy.

Antonyms

irrelevancy

This word in other languages

pertinence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlevancy
  • reelvancy
  • releavncy
  • relevacny
  • relevanccy
  • relevancyy
  • relevanncy
  • relevanyc
  • relevnacy
  • relevvancy
  • rellevancy
  • relveancy
  • rleevancy
  • rrelevancy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relevancy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erlevancy2reelvancy2releavncy2relevacny2relevanccy1relevancyy1relevanncy1relevanyc2
Edit distance from "relevancy"

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 "relevancy"?
"relevancy" is spelled R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/.
What does "relevancy" mean?
As a noun, "relevancy" means: Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.
What words are commonly confused with "relevancy"?
"relevancy" is commonly confused with "relevant", "relevance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relevancy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relevancy" is /ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "relevancy"?
From relevant + -cy. 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 "relevancy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list