cordiality
cor·dial·i·ty/kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/noun
cordiality is spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (cor·dial·i·ty). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cordiality means “The quality of being cordial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cordiality is cordialities.
How many letters and syllables are in cordiality?
| Letters | 10: C-O-R-D-I-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cor·dial·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cordiality?
Cordiality appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cordiality?
- UK /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/
- UK /-d͡ʒiːˈæl-/
- UK /-diːˈæl-/
Cordiality has 4 syllables, split cor·dial·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cordiality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cordiality?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cordiality from its last stressed vowel (/ælɪti/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cordiality
- cordialities plural
- cordialness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cordiality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being cordial.
- 2
A friendly utterance.
to exchange cordialities with people
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cordiality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being cordial:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Herzlichkeit |
| Spanish | cordialidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cordiality come from?
From cordial + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).