instrumentality
/ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/
"instrumentality" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“instrumentality” is uncommon English (frequency #71,593 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,593
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
Corpus desk
Index EN-instrumentality · instrumentality · English
instrumentality · rank #71,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,593
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH intercalated
Nearest frequency peer: intercalated (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “instrumentality”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ingratiate
ingratiate
28,412 corpus weight
- inguinal
inguinal
28,411 corpus weight
- instrumenta…
instrumentality
28,408 corpus weight
- intercalated
intercalated
28,406 corpus weight
- intermolecu…
intermolecular
28,405 corpus weight
- irradiance
irradiance
28,403 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “instrumentality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | instrumentality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #71,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “instrumentality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
instrumentality is uncommon English at frequency #71,593 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
instrumentality has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From instrumental + -ity. The correct English form is instrumentality, spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
- 2Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
- 3A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how instrumentality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In a later vision the Saviour revealed to her in detail the 'great design' which he wished to establish through her instrumentality.
He spoke of the various instrumentalities which were now employed for the conversion of the world.
Etymology
From instrumental + -ity.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).