causality

/kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/

//kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ// noun

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"causality" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“causality” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,907
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-causality · causality · English

causality · rank #31,907 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,907
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH CERN

Nearest frequency peer: CERN (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “causality”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for causality
PropertyValue
Headwordcausality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,907
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “causality”

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).causalitylands here:

#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 “CERN” (#31,908), “categorize” (#31,905), “catechism” (#31,904). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “causality” is #31,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around causality (IPA /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,907 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for causality, with forms such as "acusality", "casuality", and "cauaslity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin as if *causalitas, from causalis (“causal”), from causa (“cause”). By surface analysis, causal + -ity = cause + -ality. The correct English form is causality, spelled C-A-U-S-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
  2. 2
    The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But how do transformations like the evolution of language take place? A scientist looks for a cause inside time; a mystic knows that causality is essentially a process that is outside time-space.
  2. But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical cau…

Etymology

From Latin as if *causalitas, from causalis (“causal”), from causa (“cause”). By surface analysis, causal + -ity = cause + -ality.

Synonyms

causation

This word in other languages

causalidad(Español)causalité(Français)Kausalität(Deutsch)causalidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acusality
  • casuality
  • cauaslity
  • causailty
  • causalitty
  • causalityy
  • causaliyt
  • causallity
  • causaltiy
  • causlaity
  • caussality
  • ccausality
  • cuasality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of causality - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acusality2casuality2cauaslity2causailty2causalitty1causalityy1causaliyt2causallity1
Edit distance from "causality"

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 "causality"?
"causality" is spelled C-A-U-S-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/.
What does "causality" mean?
As a noun, "causality" means: The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
What are common misspellings of "causality"?
Common misspellings include "acusality", "casuality", "cauaslity", "causailty", "causalitty". The correct spelling is "causality".
How do you pronounce "causality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "causality" is /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/. 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 "causality"?
From Latin as if *causalitas, from causalis (“causal”), from causa (“cause”). By surface analysis, causal + -ity = cause + -ality. 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 "causality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catechism#31,904Callaghan#31,897combatant#31,923bumblebee#31,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

concealer13 variantsBharatiya13 variantsattentions13 variantsdisservice13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list