serenity
/səˈɹɛnɪti/
"serenity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“serenity” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,694 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,694
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serenity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈɹɛnɪti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “serenity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for serenity is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /səˈɹɛnɪti/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,694 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for serenity, with forms such as "esrenity", "seernity", and "sereinty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "seventy", "severity", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity. The correct English form is serenity, spelled S-E-R-E-N-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- 2A lack of agitation or disturbance.
- 3A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
Etymology
From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esrenity,seernity,sereinty,serenitty,serenityy,sereniyt,serennity,serentiy,serneity,serrenity,sreenity,sserenity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serenity - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “serenity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-R-E-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈɹɛnɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “seventy” - see the side-by-side comparison. serenity vs seventy
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.