cordiality

/kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/

//kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː// noun

"cordiality" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cordiality” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being cordial.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cordiality · cordiality · English

cordiality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for cordiality
PropertyValue
Headwordcordiality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cordiality” in English

cordialityfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cordiality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cordiality has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being cordial.
  2. 2
    A friendly utterance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Upon my entrance, Usher rose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in it, I at first thought, of an overdone cordiality—of the constrained effort of the ennuyé man of the world.
  2. Adam gave her—the spaniel, not Mrs. Florin—a gentle prod with his foot and a lump of sugar. She licked his shoe with evident cordiality. Adam was not above feeling flattered by friendliness in dogs.

Etymology

From cordial + -ity.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordiality"?
"cordiality" is spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/.
What does "cordiality" mean?
As a noun, "cordiality" means: The quality of being cordial.
How do you pronounce "cordiality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordiality" is /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cordiality"?
From cordial + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list