exteriority
ex·te·ri·or·i·ty/ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/noun
exteriority is spelled E-X-T-E-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables (ex·te·ri·or·i·ty). It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exteriority means “surface; externality; outside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exteriority is exteriorities.
How many letters and syllables are in exteriority?
| Letters | 11: E-X-T-E-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: ex·te·ri·or·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is exteriority?
Exteriority appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 exteriority?
- US /ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/
- US /ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɑɹɪti/
- US /ɛkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/
Exteriority has 6 syllables, split ex·te·ri·or·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with exteriority?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as exteriority from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of exteriority
- exteriorities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exteriority mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
surface; externality; outside
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does exteriority come from?
From exterior + -ity. Compare French extériorité.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).