acerbity
/əˈsɝbɪti/noun
acerbity is spelled A-C-E-R-B-I-T-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acerbity means “Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acerbity is acerbities.
How many letters and syllables are in acerbity?
| Letters | 8: A-C-E-R-B-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is acerbity?
Acerbity appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 acerbity?
- UK /əˈsɜːbɪti/
- US /əˈsɝbɪti/
- US [əˈsɝbɪɾi]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-acerbity.ogg, En-us-acerbity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acerbity
- acerbities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acerbity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
- 2
Harshness, bitterness, or severity.
acerbity of temper, of language, of pain
- 3
Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acerbity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acerbité, amertume |
| German | Sauerkeit , Bitterkeit |
| Portuguese | acerbidade |
| Spanish | acerbidad, amargura |
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 acerbity come from?
Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).