emotionality

noun

"emotionality" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emotionality” is uncommon English (frequency #93,663 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,663
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being emotional.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emotionality · emotionality · English

emotionality · rank #93,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,663
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH emeril

Nearest frequency peer: emeril (-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 “emotionality”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “emotionality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emotionality
PropertyValue
Headwordemotionality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “emotionality” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).emotionalitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “emeril” (#93,662), “endowing” (#93,665), “embezzle” (#93,659). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emotionality is uncommon English at frequency #93,663 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for emotionality in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 emotional + -ity. The correct English form is emotionality, spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being emotional.
  2. 2
    The observable component of emotion.

Etymology

From emotional + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emotionality"?
"emotionality" is spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "emotionality" mean?
As a noun, "emotionality" means: The state or quality of being emotional.
What is the origin of the word "emotionality"?
From emotional + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emotionality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list