criticality
/ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/
"criticality" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“criticality” is uncommon English (frequency #60,737 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,737
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being critical.
Corpus desk
Index EN-criticality · criticality · English
criticality · rank #60,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,737
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH crockpot
Nearest frequency peer: crockpot (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “criticality”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- crankcase
crankcase
39,268 corpus weight
- craw
craw
39,267 corpus weight
- creasy
creasy
39,266 corpus weight
- criticality
criticality
39,264 corpus weight
- crockpot
crockpot
39,263 corpus weight
- Cruickshank
Cruickshank
39,262 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “criticality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “criticality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
criticality is uncommon English at frequency #60,737 among 5,599 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how criticality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They weren't aware of the criticality of the situation.
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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