polarity
[pəˈlɛɹɪɾi]noun
polarity is spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polarity means “The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polarity is polarities.
How many letters and syllables are in polarity?
| Letters | 8: P-O-L-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 polarity?
Polarity appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 polarity?
- /pəˈlæɹɪti/
- US [pəˈlɛɹɪɾi]
Polarity has 4 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)-Vealhurl-polarity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polarity
- polarities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polarity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
The debate revealed the sharp polarity of opinion.
- 2
Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
- 3
The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. ᵂᵖ
- 4
The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
- 5
Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
- 6
A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ᵂᵖ
positive and negative polarity
- 7
The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.
- 8
The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. ᵂᵖ
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polarity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Polarität |
| Portuguese | polaridade |
| Spanish | polaridad |
| French | polarité |
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.