originality
/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/noun
originality is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, originality means “The quality of being original or novel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of originality is originalities.
How many letters and syllables are in originality?
| Letters | 11: O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 originality?
Originality appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 originality?
- /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/
Originality has 6 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)-Vininn126-originality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of originality
- originalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does originality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being original or novel.
- 2
The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
- 3
Something original.
- 4
The original state or condition of a thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Originality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being original or novel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | originalité |
| German | Originalität |
| Portuguese | originalidade |
| Spanish | originalidad |
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 originality come from?
From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).