sodality

/səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti/

//səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti// noun

"sodality" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fraternity, a society or association.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sodality · sodality · English

sodality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sodality
PropertyValue
Headwordsodality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sodality” in English

sodalitysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sodality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sodality, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the French sodalité or its etymon, the Latin sodālitās, from sodālis (“companion”). The correct English form is sodality, spelled S-O-D-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fraternity, a society or association.
  2. 2
    Companionship.
  3. 3
    Spiritual communion with a divine being; a fellowship.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There’d even evolved somehow a kind of sodality or fan club that sat around, read from her books and discussed her Theory.
  2. The story is a myth of origins, in this case the story of the origins of a sacred sodality of men in the city of Erech.

Etymology

From the French sodalité or its etymon, the Latin sodālitās, from sodālis (“companion”).

This word in other languages

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 "sodality"?
"sodality" is spelled S-O-D-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "sodality" mean?
As a noun, "sodality" means: A fraternity, a society or association.
How do you pronounce "sodality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sodality" is /səʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti/. 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 "sodality"?
From the French sodalité or its etymon, the Latin sodālitās, from sodālis (“companion”). 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