artificiality

/ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/

//ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti// noun

"artificiality" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“artificiality” is uncommon English (frequency #94,533 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,533
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-artificiality · artificiality · English

artificiality · rank #94,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,533
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH artha

Nearest frequency peer: artha (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “artificiality”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “artificiality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for artificiality
PropertyValue
Headwordartificiality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/
Letters13
Frequency rank#94,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “artificiality” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).artificialityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “artha” (#94,532), “ascorbate” (#94,535), “Ashbrook” (#94,536). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “artificiality” is #94,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

artificiality is uncommon English at frequency #94,533 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for artificiality, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From artificial + -ity. The correct English form is artificiality, spelled A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
  2. 2
    Something artificial.

Etymology

From artificial + -ity.

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); 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 "artificiality"?
"artificiality" is spelled A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "artificiality" mean?
As a noun, "artificiality" means: The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
How do you pronounce "artificiality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artificiality" is /ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/. 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 "artificiality"?
From artificial + -ity. 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 "artificiality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list