conditionality

noun

"conditionality" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conditionality” is uncommon English (frequency #88,226 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,226
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of being subject to conditions.

Key facts for conditionality
PropertyValue
Headwordconditionality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conditionality” 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). conditionality 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

conditionality is uncommon English at frequency #88,226 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 conditionality in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From conditional + -ity. The correct English form is conditionality, spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A state of being subject to conditions.
  2. 2
    A condition applied to the access of a government to credit facilities and other international financial assistance, especially from the IMF and the World Bank.

Etymology

From conditional + -ity.

Antonyms

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 "conditionality"?
"conditionality" is spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "conditionality" mean?
As a noun, "conditionality" means: A state of being subject to conditions.
What is the origin of the word "conditionality"?
From conditional + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “conditionality”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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