subjectivity

noun

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"subjectivity" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“subjectivity” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,541
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-subjectivity · subjectivity · English

subjectivity · rank #35,541 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,541
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH subliminal

Nearest frequency peer: subliminal (+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 “subjectivity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “subjectivity” 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).

subjectivity vs subjectively
83% similar

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

Key facts for subjectivity
PropertyValue
Headwordsubjectivity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#35,541
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “subjectivity”

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).subjectivitylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “subliminal” (#35,542), “Sunil” (#35,544), “stoker” (#35,537). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “subjectivity” is #35,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around subjectivity, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,541 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for subjectivity, with forms such as "sbujectivity", "ssubjectivity", and "subbjectivity". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "subjectively", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French subjectivité, equivalent to subjective + -ity. The correct English form is subjectivity, spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being subjective.
  2. 2
    A subjective thought or idea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Beyond bringing women back into analyses of the workplace and the labor process, we now have to analyze how work is gendered and gendering: gender as a means of control and an organizing principle for class relations at the point of production, and workplace as a site for gender construction, formation, and reproduction. In the latest development, seeing…

Etymology

From French subjectivité, equivalent to subjective + -ity.

Synonyms

subjectivenesssubjectivity

Antonyms

objectivity

This word in other languages

subjetividad(Español)subjectivité(Français)Subjektivität(Deutsch)subjetividade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbujectivity
  • ssubjectivity
  • subbjectivity
  • subejctivity
  • subjcetivity
  • subjecctivity
  • subjecitvity
  • subjectiivty
  • subjectivitty
  • subjectivityy
  • subjectiviyt
  • subjectivtiy
  • subjectivvity
  • subjecttivity
  • subjectviity
  • subjetcivity
  • subjjectivity
  • sujbectivity
  • usbjectivity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbujectivity2ssubjectivity1subbjectivity1subejctivity2subjcetivity2subjecctivity1subjecitvity2subjectiivty2
Edit distance from "subjectivity"

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 "subjectivity"?
"subjectivity" is spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y.
What does "subjectivity" mean?
As a noun, "subjectivity" means: The state of being subjective.
What words are commonly confused with "subjectivity"?
"subjectivity" is commonly confused with "subjectively". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "subjectivity"?
From French subjectivité, equivalent to subjective + -ity. 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 "subjectivity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list