virility
/vəˈɹɪlɪti/
"virility" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“virility” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,162 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,162
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being virile.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | virility |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vəˈɹɪlɪti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “virility” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for virility is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vəˈɹɪlɪti/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,162 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
virility has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās. The correct English form is virility, spelled V-I-R-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being virile.
- 2Manly character, quality, or nature.
- 3The ability of a man to procreate.
Etymology
From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.
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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.
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Using “virility”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-I-R-I-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vəˈɹɪlɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.