temporality

noun

"temporality" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“temporality” is an uncommon English word, ranked #93,226 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#93,226
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The condition of being bounded in time (of being temporal).

Key facts for temporality
PropertyValue
Headwordtemporality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “temporality” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for temporality is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #93,226 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The condition of being bounded in time (of being temporal).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for temporality, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From temporal + -ity, from Latin temporalitas. The correct English form is temporality, spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being bounded in time (of being temporal).

Etymology

From temporal + -ity, from Latin temporalitas.

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 "temporality"?
"temporality" is spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "temporality" mean?
As a noun, "temporality" means: The condition of being bounded in time (of being temporal).
What is the origin of the word "temporality"?
From temporal + -ity, from Latin temporalitas. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “temporality”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-E-M-P-O-R-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list