solidity

/səˈlɪdɪti/

//səˈlɪdɪti// noun

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"solidity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“solidity” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,668
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being solid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-solidity · solidity · English

solidity · rank #45,668 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH smokeless

Nearest frequency peer: smokeless (-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 “solidity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “solidity” 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).

solidity vs solidly
75% similar
solidity vs solicit
75% similar
solidity vs solidify
88% similar

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

Key facts for solidity
PropertyValue
Headwordsolidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈlɪdɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,668
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “solidity”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).soliditylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “smokeless” (#45,667), “Sorrento” (#45,669), “sluice” (#45,666). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “solidity” is #45,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around solidity (IPA /səˈlɪdɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,668 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being solid.
  2. 2
    Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
  3. 3
    The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If colours, sounds, tastes, and smells be merely perceptions, nothing we can conceive is possest of a real, continu'd, and independent existence; not even motion, extension and solidity, which are the primary qualities chiefly insisted on.

Etymology

From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.

Synonyms

compactnessconsistencydensityfullnesshardnessmassivenesssolidnesssoundnessstrength

Antonyms

fluidityhollownessinstabilityopennessweakness

This word in other languages

solidez(Español)solidité(Français)Festigkeit(Deutsch)

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.

oslidity2sloidity2soildity2soldiity2soliddity1soliditty1solidityy1solidiyt2
Edit distance from "solidity"

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 "solidity"?
"solidity" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈlɪdɪti/.
What does "solidity" mean?
As a noun, "solidity" means: The state or quality of being solid.
What words are commonly confused with "solidity"?
"solidity" is commonly confused with "solidly", "solicit", "solidify". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solidity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solidity" is /səˈlɪdɪti/. 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 "solidity"?
From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās. 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 "solidity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sorrento#45,669Slattery#45,663squaring#45,673skittish#45,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

smokeless12 variantsstockade12 variantsstoicism12 variantssatirist12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list