criticality
/ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/
"criticality" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“criticality” is uncommon English (frequency #60,737 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,737
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being critical.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criticality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criticality” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
criticality is uncommon English at frequency #60,737 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
criticality doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From critical + -ity. The correct English form is criticality, spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being critical.
- 2A disposition for purposeful thinking and acting guided by criteria that are considered to be contextually appropriate and that are expected to result in positive outcomes related to the purpose.
- 3The point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.
Etymology
From critical + -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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “criticality”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.