liberality

/ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/

//ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti// noun

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"liberality" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“liberality” is uncommon English (frequency #98,369 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,369
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-liberality · liberality · English

liberality · rank #98,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,369
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lexicographer

Nearest frequency peer: lexicographer (-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 “liberality”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “liberality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for liberality
PropertyValue
Headwordliberality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “liberality” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).liberalityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “lexicographer” (#98,367), “lieing” (#98,371), “Limavady” (#98,374). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “liberality” is #98,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

liberality is uncommon English at frequency #98,369 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

liberality has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity. The correct English form is liberality, spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
  2. 2
    A gift; a gratuity.
  3. 3
    Candor.
  4. 4
    Impartiality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how liberality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.
  2. She preferred that Lord Rotheles's liberality should take a purely personal direction. Whatever decorations might be lavished upon her dressing-room, the dowager would have to leave them behind her; not so those which filled the prodigality of red morocco cases on her toilette.

Etymology

From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.

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 "liberality"?
"liberality" is spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/.
What does "liberality" mean?
As a noun, "liberality" means: The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
How do you pronounce "liberality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liberality" is /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "liberality"?
From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "liberality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list