practicality
noun
practicality is spelled P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, practicality means “The state of being practical or feasible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of practicality is practicalities.
How many letters and syllables are in practicality?
| Letters | 12: P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 practicality?
Practicality appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 practicality?
Practicality has 5 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).
Forms of practicality
- practicalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does practicality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being practical or feasible.
- 2
The practical aspect of something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Practicality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being practical or feasible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | praticité |
| German | Machbarkeit, Durchführbarkeit, Umsetzbarkeit, Praxistauglichkeit |
| Portuguese | praticidade |
| Spanish | factibilidad, sentido práctico, practicidad |
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 practicality come from?
From practical + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).