sociality

/ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/

//ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti// noun

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

The verdict

“sociality” is an uncommon English word, ranked #93,166 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#93,166
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The character of being social; sociability

Key facts for sociality
PropertyValue
Headwordsociality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sociality” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sociality lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for sociality is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/. Corpus data places it at rank #93,166 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sociality in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From social + -ity, from French socialité or directly from Latin sociālitās (“fellowship, sociality”), from sociālis (“social”), from socius (“companion, ally”) + -ālis. The correct English form is sociality, spelled S-O-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The character of being social; sociability
  2. 2
    The quality of an animal kind of being social.
  3. 3
    Social events or entertainments; pleasantries.

Etymology

From social + -ity, from French socialité or directly from Latin sociālitās (“fellowship, sociality”), from sociālis (“social”), from socius (“companion, ally”) + -ālis.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sociality"?
"sociality" is spelled S-O-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/.
What does "sociality" mean?
As a noun, "sociality" means: The character of being social; sociability
How do you pronounce "sociality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sociality" is /ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sociality"?
From social + -ity, from French socialité or directly from Latin sociālitās (“fellowship, sociality”), from sociālis (“social”), from socius (“companion, ally”) + -ālis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sociality”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈælɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list