voracity
/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
"voracity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“voracity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.
Corpus desk
Index EN-voracity · voracity · English
voracity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | voracity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “voracity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
voracity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for voracity in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526. The correct English form is voracity, spelled V-O-R-A-C-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how voracity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beatrice felt heart-sick to see the famished voracity with which her father ate—it was the first time he had tasted food for three days.
Etymology
From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526.
This word in other languages
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.