conviviality

noun

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

The verdict

“conviviality” is uncommon English (frequency #94,706 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,706
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being convivial

Corpus desk

Index EN-conviviality · conviviality · English

conviviality · rank #94,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,706
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH congenitally

Nearest frequency peer: congenitally (-2 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 “conviviality”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “conviviality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conviviality
PropertyValue
Headwordconviviality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “conviviality” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “congenitally” (#94,704), “copay” (#94,710), “concordant” (#94,701). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conviviality” is #94,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conviviality is uncommon English at frequency #94,706 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for conviviality in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being convivial
  2. 2
    A jovial spirit or activity

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He will not abide intellectually lazy thinking or any form of acquiescence to political correctness and its facile rituals of politeness and forced conviviality.
  2. Keeping a relationship over social media just is not the same as experiencing in-person conviviality.

Etymology

From convivial + -ity.

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 "conviviality"?
"conviviality" is spelled C-O-N-V-I-V-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "conviviality" mean?
As a noun, "conviviality" means: The state of being convivial
What is the origin of the word "conviviality"?
From convivial + -ity. 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 "conviviality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list