# technicality

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/ · frequency rank #35,979

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being technical.
2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
3. A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters.

## Etymology
From technical + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **technically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/technicality-vs-technically)

## Common misspellings (19)
`etchnicality`, `tcehnicality`, `tecchnicality`, `techhnicality`, `techincality`, `technciality`, `techniaclity`, `technicailty`, `technicalitty`, `technicalityy`, `technicaliyt`, `technicallity`, `technicaltiy`, `techniccality`, `techniclaity`, `technnicality`, `tecnhicality`, `tehcnicality`, `ttechnicality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/technicality