# secrecy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ · frequency rank #13,604

## Definitions
1. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
2. The habit of keeping secrets.

## Etymology
Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.

## Easily confused with
- **secret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secret)
- **secrets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secrets)
- **secrete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secrete)
- **secretly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secretly)
- **securely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-securely)

## Common misspellings (11)
`escrecy`, `scerecy`, `seccrecy`, `secercy`, `secrcey`, `secreccy`, `secrecyy`, `secreyc`, `secrrecy`, `sercecy`, `ssecrecy`

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