# plurality

> English word · Noun · IPA /plʊˈɹæləti/ · frequency rank #16,774

## Definitions
1. The state of being plural.
2. The holding of multiple benefices.
3. A state of being numerous.
4. A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
5. A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
6. A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
7. A group of many entities: a large number.
8. A group composed of more than one entity.
9. Polygamy.
10. Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).

## Etymology
From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.

## Easily confused with
- **pluralism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pluralism-vs-plurality)

## Common misspellings (14)
`lpurality`, `pllurality`, `plruality`, `pluarlity`, `plurailty`, `pluralitty`, `pluralityy`, `pluraliyt`, `plurallity`, `pluraltiy`, `plurlaity`, `plurrality`, `pplurality`, `pulrality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plurality