toxicity

/tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/

//tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti// noun

"toxicity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“toxicity” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,441
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or degree of being toxic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-toxicity · toxicity · English

toxicity · rank #13,441 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,441
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH trumpet

Nearest frequency peer: trumpet (+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 “toxicity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “toxicity” 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
Key facts for toxicity
PropertyValue
Headwordtoxicity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,441
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “toxicity”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).toxicitylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “trumpet” (#13,442), “tolerant” (#13,439), “tuberculosis” (#13,443). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “toxicity” is #13,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around toxicity (IPA /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,441 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The quality or degree of being toxic.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for toxicity, with forms such as "otxicity", "toixcity", and "toxciity". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From toxic + -ity. The correct English form is toxicity, spelled T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or degree of being toxic.

Etymology

From toxic + -ity.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otxicity
  • toixcity
  • toxciity
  • toxiccity
  • toxicitty
  • toxicityy
  • toxiciyt
  • toxictiy
  • toxiicty
  • toxxicity
  • ttoxicity
  • txoicity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toxicity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otxicity2toixcity2toxciity2toxiccity1toxicitty1toxicityy1toxiciyt2toxictiy2
Edit distance from "toxicity"

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 "toxicity"?
"toxicity" is spelled T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/.
What does "toxicity" mean?
As a noun, "toxicity" means: The quality or degree of being toxic.
What are common misspellings of "toxicity"?
Common misspellings include "otxicity", "toixcity", "toxciity", "toxiccity", "toxicitty". The correct spelling is "toxicity".
How do you pronounce "toxicity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toxicity" is /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "toxicity"?
From toxic + -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 "toxicity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list