individuality
/ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/noun
individuality is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 7 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, individuality means “The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of individuality is individualities.
How many letters and syllables are in individuality?
| Letters | 13: I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd 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 individuality?
Individuality appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 individuality?
- /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/
Individuality has 7 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-individuality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of individuality
- individualities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does individuality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.
- 2
A person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Individuality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of being individual:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | individualité |
| Portuguese | individualidade |
| Spanish | individualidad, individuidad |
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.
Where does individuality come from?
From individual + -ity. Displaced native Old English hād.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).