associativity
noun
associativity is spelled A-S-S-O-C-I-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, associativity means “The condition of being associative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of associativity is associativities.
How many letters and syllables are in associativity?
| Letters | 13: A-S-S-O-C-I-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is associativity?
Associativity appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 associativity?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-associativity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of associativity
- associativities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does associativity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being associative.
- 2
The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Associativity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being associative:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | associativité |
| German | Assoziativität |
| Portuguese | associatividade |
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.
Where does associativity come from?
From associative + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).