superficiality
/ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/
"superficiality" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“superficiality” is uncommon English (frequency #79,100 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,100
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-superficiality · superficiality · English
superficiality · rank #79,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,100
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH superbad
Nearest frequency peer: superbad (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “superficiality”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Suomi
Suomi
20,904 corpus weight
- superbad
superbad
20,903 corpus weight
- superficial…
superficiality
20,901 corpus weight
- Surtees
Surtees
20,898 corpus weight
- swale
swale
20,897 corpus weight
- swart
swart
20,896 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “superficiality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superficiality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #79,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “superficiality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
superficiality is uncommon English at frequency #79,100 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for superficiality in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From superficial + -ity. The correct English form is superficiality, spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how superficiality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seeks companion with similar invisible handicap or circumstance which forced early awareness of mortality and is consequently very serious about life and has little time for superficiality.
Etymology
From superficial + -ity.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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