sublimity

noun

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"sublimity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sublimity” is uncommon English (frequency #98,765 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,765
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality or state of being sublime.

Key facts for sublimity
PropertyValue
Headwordsublimity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sublimity” 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). sublimity lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

sublimity is uncommon English at frequency #98,765 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sublimity in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity. The correct English form is sublimity, spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being sublime.
  2. 2
    Something sublime.

Etymology

From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity.

This word in other languages

sublimidad(Español)sublimité(Français)Erhabenheit(Deutsch)

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 "sublimity"?
"sublimity" is spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-I-T-Y.
What does "sublimity" mean?
As a noun, "sublimity" means: The quality or state of being sublime.
What is the origin of the word "sublimity"?
From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sublimity”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-B-L-I-M-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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