# rigidity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/ · frequency rank #29,442

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
2. The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
3. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
4. stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

## Etymology
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

## Easily confused with
- **rigidly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigidity-vs-rigidly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`irgidity`, `rgiidity`, `rigdiity`, `riggidity`, `rigiddity`, `rigiditty`, `rigidityy`, `rigidiyt`, `rigidtiy`, `rigiidty`, `riigdity`, `rrigidity`

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