universality
uni·ver·sal·i·ty/ˌju.nɪ.vɝˈsæl.ə.ti/noun
universality is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables (uni·ver·sal·i·ty). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, universality means “the property of being universal, common to all members of a class” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of universality is universalities.
How many letters and syllables are in universality?
| Letters | 12: U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: uni·ver·sal·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is universality?
Universality appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 universality?
- UK /ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/
- US /ˌju.nɪ.vɝˈsæl.ə.ti/
- US [ˌju.nɪ.vɝˈsæl.ə.ɾi]
Universality has 5 syllables, split uni·ver·sal·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-universality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with universality?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as universality from its last stressed vowel (/æləti/):
- reality
- personality
- sexuality
- hospitality
- neutrality
- immortality
- normality
- abnormality
- commonality
- punctuality
- centrality
- irrationality
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of universality
- universalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does universality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the property of being universal, common to all members of a class
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Universality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property of being universal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | universalité |
| German | Allgemeingültigkeit, Allgemeinheit, Universalität, Katholizität |
| Spanish | universalidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does universality come from?
From Middle English universalite, from Middle French universalité, from Old French, from Late Latin universalitas. By surface analysis, universal + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).