dimensionality
/daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/
"dimensionality" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dimensionality” is uncommon English (frequency #58,642 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,642
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or characteristic of possessing dimensions.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dimensionality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #58,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dimensionality” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dimensionality is uncommon English at frequency #58,642 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dimensionality in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dimension + -ality. The correct English form is dimensionality, spelled D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state or characteristic of possessing dimensions.
- 2The number of dimensions something has.
Etymology
From dimension + -ality.
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 “dimensionality”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.