cordiality
/kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/
"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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cordiality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɔːɹˈd͡ʒæl.ɪ.tiː/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cordiality” in English
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
- 1The quality of being cordial.
- 2A friendly utterance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cordiality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.
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.