# sovereignty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɒvɹənti/ · frequency rank #8,860

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being sovereign.
2. The quality or state of being sovereign.
3. The quality or state of being sovereign.
4. The quality or state of being sovereign.
5. A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *upér
From Late Middle English sovereynte, souvereynte [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sovereyneté, soverentee, and Old French soveraineté, souveraineté (modern French souveraineté), from soverain + -té (suffix forming nouns, often denoting a property or quality). Soverain is derived from Vulgar Latin *superānus (“chief; sovereign”), from Latin super (“above; on top of”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above, over”)) + -ānus (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, usually denoting a relationship of origin, position, or possession”)). The English word is analysable as sovereign + -ty (suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives).

## Easily confused with
- **sovereign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sovereign-vs-sovereignty)
- **sovereigns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sovereigns-vs-sovereignty)

## Common misspellings (17)
`osvereignty`, `soevreignty`, `soveerignty`, `sovereginty`, `sovereiggnty`, `sovereignnty`, `sovereigntty`, `sovereigntyy`, `sovereignyt`, `sovereigtny`, `sovereingty`, `soveriegnty`, `soverreignty`, `sovreeignty`, `sovvereignty`, `ssovereignty`, `svoereignty`

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