collegiality

noun

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"collegiality" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“collegiality” is uncommon English (frequency #95,844 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,844
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner

Key facts for collegiality
PropertyValue
Headwordcollegiality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “collegiality” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

collegiality is uncommon English at frequency #95,844 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for collegiality in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From collegial + -ity. The correct English form is collegiality, spelled C-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
  2. 2
    power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.

Etymology

From collegial + -ity.

This word in other languages

collégialité(Français)

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 "collegiality"?
"collegiality" is spelled C-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "collegiality" mean?
As a noun, "collegiality" means: collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
What is the origin of the word "collegiality"?
From collegial + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “collegiality”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list