radicality

noun

"radicality" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“radicality” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being radical; radicalness.

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Index EN-radicality · radicality · English

radicality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for radicality
PropertyValue
Headwordradicality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “radicality” in English

radicalityranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

radicality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

radicality has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From radical + -ity. The correct English form is radicality, spelled R-A-D-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being radical; radicalness.
  2. 2
    Germinal principle; source; origination.
  3. 3
    Radicalness; relation to root in essential nature or principle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how radicality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. However, the radicality of political praxis and the radicality of Theory might not be of the same order.
  2. there may be equivocal seeds and hermaphroditical principles, which contain the radicality and power of different forms

Etymology

From radical + -ity.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radicality"?
"radicality" is spelled R-A-D-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "radicality" mean?
As a noun, "radicality" means: The quality of being radical; radicalness.
What is the origin of the word "radicality"?
From radical + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list