technicality
/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/noun
technicality is spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, technicality means “The quality or state of being technical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of technicality is technicalities.
How many letters and syllables are in technicality?
| Letters | 12: T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is technicality?
Technicality appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce technicality?
- /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/
Technicality has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-technicality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of technicality
- technicalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does technicality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being technical.
- 2
That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
the technicalities of the sect
- 3
A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does technicality come from?
From technical + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).