univocity
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/
"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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | univocity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “univocity” in English
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
- 1The state or essence of being univocal.
- 2The idea that words describing the properties of God mean the same thing as when they apply to people or things.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how univocity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.