criminality
noun
criminality is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, criminality means “The state of being criminal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of criminality is criminalities.
How many letters and syllables are in criminality?
| Letters | 11: C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is criminality?
Criminality appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 criminality?
Criminality has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of criminality
- criminalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does criminality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being criminal.
- 2
Criminal activity.
rampant criminality
- 3
A criminal act.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Criminality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being criminal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | criminalité |
| German | Kriminalität |
| Portuguese | criminalidade |
| Spanish | criminalidad |
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 criminality come from?
From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).