criminality

noun

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"criminality" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“criminality” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,227
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-criminality · criminality · English

criminality · rank #29,227 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,227
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cranial

Nearest frequency peer: cranial (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “criminality”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “criminality” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

criminality vs criminally
82% similar
criminality vs criminalize
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for criminality
PropertyValue
Headwordcriminality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,227
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “criminality”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).criminalitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “cranial” (#29,226), “convo” (#29,224), “conscription” (#29,222). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “criminality” is #29,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around criminality, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,227 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for criminality, with forms such as "ccriminality", "cirminality", and "criimnality". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "criminally", "criminalize", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity. The correct English form is criminality, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being criminal.
  2. 2
    Criminal activity.
  3. 3
    A criminal act.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A more limited universe of studies specifically examine criminality among immigrants in the U.S. illegally but also find that they do not commit crimes at a higher rate.
  2. rampant criminality

Etymology

From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity.

This word in other languages

criminalité(Français)Kriminalität(Deutsch)criminalidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccriminality
  • cirminality
  • criimnality
  • crimianlity
  • criminailty
  • criminalitty
  • criminalityy
  • criminaliyt
  • criminallity
  • criminaltiy
  • criminlaity
  • criminnality
  • crimminality
  • crimniality
  • crmiinality
  • crriminality
  • rciminality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of criminality - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccriminality1cirminality2criimnality2crimianlity2criminailty2criminalitty1criminalityy1criminaliyt2
Edit distance from "criminality"

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 "criminality"?
"criminality" is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "criminality" mean?
As a noun, "criminality" means: The state of being criminal.
What words are commonly confused with "criminality"?
"criminality" is commonly confused with "criminally", "criminalize". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "criminality"?
From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -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 "criminality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

smartwatch17 variantsmolestation17 variantsnavigational17 variantsrehabilitate17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list