orthogonality
/ɔɹˌθɑ.ɡəˈnæl.ə.ti/noun
orthogonality is a noun meaning “The property of being orthogonal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y and has 6 syllables, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does orthogonality mean?
noun
- 1
The property of being orthogonal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce orthogonality?
- UK /ɔːˌθɒɡ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
- US /ɔɹˌθɑ.ɡəˈnæl.ə.ti/
- US [ɔɹˌθɑ.ɡəˈnæl.ə.ɾi]
Orthogonality has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is orthogonality?
Orthogonality appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Orthogonality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property of being orthogonal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthogonalité |
| German | Orthogonalität |
| Spanish | ortogonalidad |
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 orthogonality come from?
From orthogonal + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).