# criminality

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,227

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **criminally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/criminality-vs-criminally)
- **criminalize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/criminality-vs-criminalize)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccriminality`, `cirminality`, `criimnality`, `crimianlity`, `criminailty`, `criminalitty`, `criminalityy`, `criminaliyt`, `criminallity`, `criminaltiy`, `criminlaity`, `criminnality`, `crimminality`, `crimniality`, `crmiinality`, `crriminality`, `rciminality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/criminality