univocity

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/

//ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti// noun

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

The verdict

“univocity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-univocity · univocity · English

univocity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for univocity
PropertyValue
Headwordunivocity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “univocity” in English

univocityranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

univocity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

univocity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin ūnivocitās, from ūnivocus (“univocal”). The correct English form is univocity, spelled U-N-I-V-O-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or essence of being univocal.
  2. 2
    The idea that words describing the properties of God mean the same thing as when they apply to people or things.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Six voices at once are in all fairness more than you could bid me reply to, were it not for the unanimity expressed by your univocity all shouting the same two monosyllables.
  2. Some analogies are deliberate equivocities and others are univocities.

Etymology

From Late Latin ūnivocitās, from ūnivocus (“univocal”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "univocity"?
"univocity" is spelled U-N-I-V-O-C-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/.
What does "univocity" mean?
As a noun, "univocity" means: The state or essence of being univocal.
How do you pronounce "univocity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "univocity" is /ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/. 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 "univocity"?
From Late Latin ūnivocitās, from ūnivocus (“univocal”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list