linearity
/ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/noun
linearity is spelled L-I-N-E-A-R-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linearity means “The state of being linear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linearity is linearities.
How many letters and syllables are in linearity?
| Letters | 9: L-I-N-E-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is linearity?
Linearity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 linearity?
- UK /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/
- US /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/
- US [ˌlɪniˈæɹəɾi]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-linearity.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-linearity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with linearity?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as linearity from its last stressed vowel (/æɹəti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of linearity
- linearities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linearity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being linear.
- 2
A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Linearity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being linear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | linéarité |
| Portuguese | linearidade |
| Spanish | linealidad |
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 linearity come from?
From linear + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).