abnormality
/ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/noun
abnormality is spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abnormality means “The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abnormality is abnormalities.
How many letters and syllables are in abnormality?
| Letters | 11: A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abnormality?
Abnormality appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abnormality?
- UK /ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/
- US /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/
- US /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ɪt.i/
Abnormality has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abnormality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abnormality?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abnormality from its last stressed vowel (/æləti/):
- reality
- personality
- sexuality
- hospitality
- neutrality
- immortality
- normality
- commonality
- punctuality
- universality
- centrality
- irrationality
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abnormality
- abnormalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abnormality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- 2
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abnormality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being abnormal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anomalie, anormalité |
| German | Abweichung, Abnormalität |
| Portuguese | anormalidade, anomalia |
| Spanish | anormalidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.