generality
/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/
"generality" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“generality” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,344 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,344
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being general.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | generality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,344 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “generality” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for generality is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,344 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for generality, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity. The correct English form is generality, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality of being general.
- 2The population in general.
- 3A generalization.
Etymology
From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity.
Synonyms
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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 “generality”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.