informality
noun
informality is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, informality means “The condition of being informal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of informality is informalities.
How many letters and syllables are in informality?
| Letters | 11: I-N-F-O-R-M-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 informality?
Informality appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 informality?
- US
Informality has 5 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)-Wodencafe-informality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of informality
- informalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does informality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being informal.
- 2
An informal term or usage; a colloquialism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Informality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being informal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | informalité |
| Portuguese | informalidade |
| Spanish | informalidad |
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 informality come from?
From informal + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).