# spontaneity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ · frequency rank #35,091

## Definitions
1. The quality of being spontaneous.
2. Spontaneous behaviour.
3. The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
4. The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.

## Etymology
From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.

## Common misspellings (17)
`psontaneity`, `sopntaneity`, `spnotaneity`, `sponatneity`, `sponntaneity`, `spontaenity`, `spontaneitty`, `spontaneityy`, `spontaneiyt`, `spontanetiy`, `spontaniety`, `spontanneity`, `spontnaeity`, `sponttaneity`, `spotnaneity`, `sppontaneity`, `sspontaneity`

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