rascality

noun

"rascality" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rascality · rascality · English

rascality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for rascality
PropertyValue
Headwordrascality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rascality” in English

rascalityranks 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

rascality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rascality, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.
  2. 2
    The behavior of a rascal; the quality of being a rascal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And the judgement of our inclinations and actions (the weightiest and hardest matter that is) we referre it to the idle breath of the vaine voice of the common sort and base raskalitie, which is the mother of ignorance, of injustice and inconstancie.
  2. The two of them engaged in all kinds of rascality in college.

Etymology

From rascal + -ity.

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 "rascality"?
"rascality" is spelled R-A-S-C-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "rascality" mean?
As a noun, "rascality" means: Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.
What is the origin of the word "rascality"?
From rascal + -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