solidity
/səˈlɪdɪti/
"solidity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“solidity” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #45,668 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,668
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or quality of being solid.
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 | solidity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈlɪdɪti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “solidity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for solidity is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /səˈlɪdɪti/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,668 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 solidity, with forms such as "oslidity", "sloidity", and "soildity". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "solidly", "solicit", "solidify", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās. The correct English form is solidity, spelled S-O-L-I-D-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being solid.
- 2Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
- 3The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.
Etymology
From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oslidity,sloidity,soildity,soldiity,soliddity,soliditty,solidityy,solidiyt,solidtiy,soliidty,sollidity,ssolidity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solidity - 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 “solidity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-O-L-I-D-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈlɪdɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “solidly” - see the side-by-side comparison. solidity vs solidly
- 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.