impartiality

noun

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

The verdict

“impartiality” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,445 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#32,445
frequency rank, English
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being impartial; fairness.

Key facts for impartiality
PropertyValue
Headwordimpartiality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#32,445
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impartiality” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). impartiality lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for impartiality is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #32,445 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The quality of being impartial; fairness.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for impartiality, with forms such as "imaprtiality", "immpartiality", and "imparitality". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French impartialité. By surface analysis, impartial + -ity = im- + partial + -ity. The correct English form is impartiality, spelled I-M-P-A-R-T-I-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being impartial; fairness.

Etymology

From Middle French impartialité. By surface analysis, impartial + -ity = im- + partial + -ity.

Synonyms

impartialnessdisinterested § Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imaprtiality,immpartiality,imparitality,imparrtiality,impartaility,impartiailty,impartialitty,impartialityy,impartialiyt,impartiallity,impartialtiy,impartilaity,imparttiality,impatriality,imppartiality,impratiality,ipmartiality,mipartiality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impartiality - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imaprtiality2immpartiality1imparitality2imparrtiality1impartaility2impartiailty2impartialitty1impartialityy1
Edit distance from "impartiality"

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 "impartiality"?
"impartiality" is spelled I-M-P-A-R-T-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "impartiality" mean?
As a noun, "impartiality" means: The quality of being impartial; fairness.
What are common misspellings of "impartiality"?
Common misspellings include "imaprtiality", "immpartiality", "imparitality", "imparrtiality", "impartaility". The correct spelling is "impartiality".
What is the origin of the word "impartiality"?
From Middle French impartialité. By surface analysis, impartial + -ity = im- + partial + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “impartiality”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-A-R-T-I-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list