uniformity

/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/

//ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti// noun

"uniformity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uniformity” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,070
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-uniformity · uniformity · English

uniformity · rank #28,070 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,070
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH undetected

Nearest frequency peer: undetected (-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 “uniformity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “uniformity” 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).

uniformity vs uniformly
80% similar

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

Key facts for uniformity
PropertyValue
Headworduniformity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,070
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uniformity”

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).uniformitylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “undetected” (#28,069), “unjustified” (#28,071), “unconfirmed” (#28,068). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uniformity” is #28,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around uniformity (IPA /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,070 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for uniformity, with forms such as "nuiformity", "uinformity", and "unfiormity". 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, "uniformly", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ūnifōrmis (… The correct English form is uniformity, spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being uniform.
  2. 2
    The quality or state of being uniform.
  3. 3
    The quality or state of being uniform.
  4. 4
    The quality or state of being uniform.
  5. 5
    The quality or state of being uniform.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The buildings are all of brick, of a goodly heigth, and an excellent vniformity in moſt of the ſtreets, the toppes riſing vvith battlements.
  2. It remaines, that I collect as vvell as I can, thoſe memorials vvhich I find of this expedition ſcattered in diuers places: a vvorke neceſſarie, for that the greatneſſe of this action vvas ſuch, as ought not to bee omitted in a generall Hiſtorie; yet not eaſie, the conſent of thoſe that haue vvritten thereof, being nothing neare to vniformitie.

Etymology

From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ūnifōrmis (“having only one form or shape, uniform”) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being)). Ūnifōrmis is derived from ūni- (prefix meaning ‘one’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning having the form of) (from fōrma (“appearance, form, shape”); further etymology unknown). By surface analysis, uniform + -ity.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuiformity
  • uinformity
  • unfiormity
  • unifformity
  • unifomrity
  • uniforimty
  • uniformitty
  • uniformityy
  • uniformiyt
  • uniformmity
  • uniformtiy
  • uniforrmity
  • unifromity
  • uniofrmity
  • unniformity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuiformity2uinformity2unfiormity2unifformity1unifomrity2uniforimty2uniformitty1uniformityy1
Edit distance from "uniformity"

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 "uniformity"?
"uniformity" is spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/.
What does "uniformity" mean?
As a noun, "uniformity" means: The quality or state of being uniform.
What words are commonly confused with "uniformity"?
"uniformity" is commonly confused with "uniformly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "uniformity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uniformity" is /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/. 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 "uniformity"?
From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ū... 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 "uniformity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list