vulgarity

Name: vulgarity, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/

//vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vulgarity” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,562
frequency rank, English: 969
“V” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being vulgar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vulgarity · vulgarity · English

vulgarity · rank #44,562 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #44,562
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 969
PHOTO-FINISH Wakanda

Nearest frequency peer: Wakanda (+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.

vela

55,442
vignette

55,441
vulgarity

55,439
Wakanda

55,438
wanderlust

55,437
waterside

55,435

What this shows “vulgarity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for vulgarity
Property	Value
Headword	vulgarity
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#44,562
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vulgarity”

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).vulgaritylands here:

#44,562

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Wakanda” (#44,563), “vignette” (#44,560), “wanderlust” (#44,564). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vulgarity” is #44,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vulgarity (IPA /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,562 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vulgarity, with forms such as "uvlgarity", "vlugarity", and "vuglarity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas. The correct English form is vulgarity, spelled V-U-L-G-A-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
The quality of being vulgar.
2
An offensive or obscene act or expression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

You will observe that I have not yet indulged myself in calling her by that name, even to you. Think, then, what I must have endured in hearing it bandied between the Eltons with all the vulgarity of needless repetition, and all the insolence of imaginary superiority

Etymology

From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.

Synonyms

profanity

This word in other languages

vulgaridad(Español)vulgarité(Français)Vulgarität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

uvlgarity
vlugarity
vuglarity
vulagrity
vulgairty
vulgaritty
vulgarityy
vulgariyt
vulgarrity
vulgartiy
vulggarity
vulgraity
vullgarity
vvulgarity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "vulgarity"

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 "vulgarity"?

"vulgarity" is spelled V-U-L-G-A-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/.

What does "vulgarity" mean?

As a noun, "vulgarity" means: The quality of being vulgar.

What are common misspellings of "vulgarity"?

Common misspellings include "uvlgarity", "vlugarity", "vuglarity", "vulagrity", "vulgairty". The correct spelling is "vulgarity".

How do you pronounce "vulgarity"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulgarity" is /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/. 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 "vulgarity"?

From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas. 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 "vulgarity", 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).

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