eventuality
/ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/noun
eventuality is spelled E-V-E-N-T-U-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eventuality means “A possible event; something that may happen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eventuality is eventualities.
How many letters and syllables are in eventuality?
| Letters | 11: E-V-E-N-T-U-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eventuality?
Eventuality appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eventuality?
- /ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/
- /ɪˌvɛnt͡ʃuˈælɪti/
Eventuality has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-eventuality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of eventuality
- eventualities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eventuality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A possible event; something that may happen.
- 2
obsoleteAn individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eventuality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense possible event – see also contingency:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éventualité |
| German | Eventualität |
| Portuguese | eventualidade |
| Spanish | eventualidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.