turbidity

noun

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

The verdict

“turbidity” is uncommon English (frequency #64,785 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,785
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being turbid; turbidness.

Key facts for turbidity
PropertyValue
Headwordturbidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “turbidity” 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). turbidity 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

turbidity is uncommon English at frequency #64,785 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for turbidity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity. The correct English form is turbidity, spelled T-U-R-B-I-D-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being turbid; turbidness.
  2. 2
    The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)).

Etymology

From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity.

This word in other languages

turbidité(Français)

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 "turbidity"?
"turbidity" is spelled T-U-R-B-I-D-I-T-Y.
What does "turbidity" mean?
As a noun, "turbidity" means: The state of being turbid; turbidness.
What is the origin of the word "turbidity"?
From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “turbidity”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-U-R-B-I-D-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

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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