solvency

noun

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

The verdict

“solvency” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,383 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#41,383
frequency rank, English
8
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

solvency vs solvent
75% similar

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

Key facts for solvency
PropertyValue
Headwordsolvency
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,383
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “solvency” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). solvency lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for solvency is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #41,383 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for solvency, with forms such as "oslvency", "slovency", and "solevncy". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "solvent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From solvent + -cy. The correct English form is solvency, spelled S-O-L-V-E-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.

Etymology

From solvent + -cy.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oslvency,slovency,solevncy,sollvency,solvecny,solvenccy,solvencyy,solvenncy,solvenyc,solvnecy,solvvency,sovlency,ssolvency

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solvency - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oslvency2slovency2solevncy2sollvency1solvecny2solvenccy1solvencyy1solvenncy1
Edit distance from "solvency"

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 "solvency"?
"solvency" is spelled S-O-L-V-E-N-C-Y.
What does "solvency" mean?
As a noun, "solvency" means: The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.
What words are commonly confused with "solvency"?
"solvency" is commonly confused with "solvent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "solvency"?
From solvent + -cy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “solvency”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-L-V-E-N-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “solvent” - see the side-by-side comparison. solvency vs solvent
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list