joviality
/d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/
"joviality" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“joviality” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
Corpus desk
Index EN-joviality · joviality · English
joviality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | joviality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “joviality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
joviality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /d͡ʒoʊviˈælɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.".
joviality doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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 French jovialité. The correct English form is joviality, spelled J-O-V-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how joviality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1651, Fulgenzio Micanzio, The Life of the Most Learned Father Paul, Of the Order of the Servie, translator not credited, London: Humphrey Moseley and Richard Marriot, p. 13, The Duke […] willingly interposed the pleasures of wit and facetiousnesse with the grave cares of his government, tempering wisely his troubles with Joviality of words and actions […]
I noticed that Mr. Pumblechook in his hospitality appeared to forget that he had made a present of the wine, but took the bottle from Mrs. Joe and had all the credit of handing it about in a gush of joviality.
Etymology
From French jovialité.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.