spirituality

/ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/

//ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ// noun

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"spirituality" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spirituality” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,028
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being spiritual.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spirituality · spirituality · English

spirituality · rank #14,028 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,028
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spirited

Nearest frequency peer: spirited (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “spirituality”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “spirituality” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

spirituality vs spiritually
83% similar
spirituality vs spiritualism
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for spirituality
PropertyValue
Headwordspirituality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,028
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spirituality”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “spirited” (#14,027), “spoiler” (#14,029), “spices” (#14,026). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spirituality” is #14,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around spirituality (IPA /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,028 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for spirituality, with forms such as "psirituality", "siprituality", and "spiirtuality". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "spiritually", "spiritualism", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French spiritualité, from Late Latin spīrituālitās. The correct English form is spirituality, spelled S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being spiritual.
  2. 2
    Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.
  3. 3
    Appreciation for religious values.
  4. 4
    That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
  5. 5
    An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. , "The Ways of Wisdom are Ways of Pleasantness" a pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality
  2. If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest unto spirituality.

Etymology

From Middle French spiritualité, from Late Latin spīrituālitās.

Antonyms

materialism

This word in other languages

spiritualité(Français)Geistigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psirituality
  • siprituality
  • spiirtuality
  • spiritaulity
  • spirittuality
  • spirituailty
  • spiritualitty
  • spiritualityy
  • spiritualiyt
  • spirituallity
  • spiritualtiy
  • spiritulaity
  • spiriutality
  • spirrituality
  • spirtiuality
  • sppirituality
  • spriituality
  • sspirituality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spirituality - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psirituality2siprituality2spiirtuality2spiritaulity2spirittuality1spirituailty2spiritualitty1spiritualityy1
Edit distance from "spirituality"

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 "spirituality"?
"spirituality" is spelled S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/.
What does "spirituality" mean?
As a noun, "spirituality" means: The quality or state of being spiritual.
What words are commonly confused with "spirituality"?
"spirituality" is commonly confused with "spiritually", "spiritualism". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spirituality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spirituality" is /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/. 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 "spirituality"?
From Middle French spiritualité, from Late Latin spīrituālitās. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spirituality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

accreditation18 variantsobstruction18 variantsinscription18 variantsconvertible18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list