# causality

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/ · frequency rank #31,907

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

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`acusality`, `casuality`, `cauaslity`, `causailty`, `causalitty`, `causalityy`, `causaliyt`, `causallity`, `causaltiy`, `causlaity`, `caussality`, `ccausality`, `cuasality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/causality