timidity
/tɪˈmɪdɪti/
"timidity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“timidity” is uncommon English (frequency #64,064 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,064
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being timid; shyness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-timidity · timidity · English
timidity · rank #64,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,064
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Tisch
Nearest frequency peer: Tisch (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “timidity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- theosophical
theosophical
35,941 corpus weight
- thresher
thresher
35,940 corpus weight
- throwbacks
throwbacks
35,939 corpus weight
- timidity
timidity
35,937 corpus weight
- Tisch
Tisch
35,936 corpus weight
- Tomoko
Tomoko
35,934 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “timidity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | timidity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɪˈmɪdɪti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “timidity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
timidity is uncommon English at frequency #64,064 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɪˈmɪdɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being timid; shyness.".
Zero misspellings are on record for timidity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem. The correct English form is timidity, spelled T-I-M-I-D-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being timid; shyness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how timidity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.
This willingness to act underscores the German leader’s view that there is much at stake – and that Western Europe’s largest country (both by population and economic power) needs to step up to the demands. Timidity is not an option.
Etymology
From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.
Synonyms
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.
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