virginity

/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/

//və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti// noun

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

The verdict

“virginity” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,545
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-virginity · virginity · English

virginity · rank #15,545 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,545
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH urgently

Nearest frequency peer: urgently (-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 “virginity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “virginity” 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).

virginity vs Virginia
67% similar
virginity vs vicinity
78% similar
virginity vs Virginian
67% similar

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

Key facts for virginity
PropertyValue
Headwordvirginity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,545
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “virginity”

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).virginitylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “urgently” (#15,544), “virtues” (#15,546), “upfront” (#15,543). Among 969 “V” headwords, “virginity” is #15,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around virginity (IPA /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,545 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state or characteristic of being a virgin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for virginity, with forms such as "ivrginity", "vigrinity", and "virgginity". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Virginia", "vicinity", "Virginian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.” The correct English form is virginity, spelled V-I-R-G-I-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. to lose one's virginity
  2. She had a lot of dark hair pinned untidily back from a small well-formed brow, and her tilted nose and large embarrassed eyes had survived intact from the mistrusts and agitations of a schoolgirl, which maturity had striven to defeat by lengthening her chin and tightening her lips, while giving her skin the faintly furred matt surface of pickled virginity.

Etymology

From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.”

This word in other languages

virginidad(Español)virginité(Français)Jungfräulichkeit(Deutsch)virgindade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivrginity
  • vigrinity
  • virgginity
  • virgiinty
  • virginitty
  • virginityy
  • virginiyt
  • virginnity
  • virgintiy
  • virgniity
  • virignity
  • virrginity
  • vriginity
  • vvirginity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivrginity2vigrinity2virgginity1virgiinty2virginitty1virginityy1virginiyt2virginnity1
Edit distance from "virginity"

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 "virginity"?
"virginity" is spelled V-I-R-G-I-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/.
What does "virginity" mean?
As a noun, "virginity" means: The state or characteristic of being a virgin.
What words are commonly confused with "virginity"?
"virginity" is commonly confused with "Virginia", "vicinity", "Virginian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "virginity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virginity" is /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/. 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 "virginity"?
From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.” 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 "virginity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

triggering14 variantsbiomedical14 variantscomplains14 variantsPinterest14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list