congeniality
/kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/
"congeniality" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“congeniality” is uncommon English (frequency #69,753 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,753
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-congeniality · congeniality · English
congeniality · rank #69,753 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,753
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH confirmatory
Nearest frequency peer: confirmatory (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “congeniality”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- compactor
compactor
30,253 corpus weight
- compote
compote
30,252 corpus weight
- compressible
compressible
30,251 corpus weight
- confirmatory
confirmatory
30,249 corpus weight
- congeniality
congeniality
30,248 corpus weight
- continuo
continuo
30,246 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “congeniality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | congeniality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #69,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “congeniality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
congeniality is uncommon English at frequency #69,753 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.".
Zero misspellings are on record for congeniality in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From congenial + -ity. The correct English form is congeniality, spelled C-O-N-G-E-N-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how congeniality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eugenie was known for her congeniality; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time.
If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed.
Etymology
From congenial + -ity.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).