validity

/vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti/

//vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti// noun

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

The verdict

“validity” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,317
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-validity · validity · English

validity · rank #11,317 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,317
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH UTC

Nearest frequency peer: UTC (-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 “validity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “validity” 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).

validity vs validate
75% similar

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

Key facts for validity
PropertyValue
Headwordvalidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,317
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “validity”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “UTC” (#11,316), “variants” (#11,318), “Uruguay” (#11,315). Among 969 “V” headwords, “validity” is #11,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around validity (IPA /vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,317 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for validity, with forms such as "avlidity", "vaildity", and "valdiity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "validate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas. The correct English form is validity, spelled V-A-L-I-D-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
  2. 2
    State of having legal force.
  3. 3
    A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
  4. 4
    The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.

Etymology

From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas.

This word in other languages

validez(Español)validité(Français)Gültigkeit(Deutsch)validade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlidity
  • vaildity
  • valdiity
  • validdity
  • validitty
  • validityy
  • validiyt
  • validtiy
  • valiidty
  • vallidity
  • vlaidity
  • vvalidity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of validity - 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.

avlidity2vaildity2valdiity2validdity1validitty1validityy1validiyt2validtiy2
Edit distance from "validity"

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 "validity"?
"validity" is spelled V-A-L-I-D-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti/.
What does "validity" mean?
As a noun, "validity" means: The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
What words are commonly confused with "validity"?
"validity" is commonly confused with "validate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "validity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "validity" is /vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.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 "validity"?
From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas. 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 "validity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

variants#11,318trousers#11,313stranded#11,301battling#11,343

Similar misspelling depth

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

unwilling12 variantsstylish12 variantsdeprived12 variantsdiplomat12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list