aridity
/ɚˈɪd.əti/noun
aridity is spelled A-R-I-D-I-T-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aridity means “A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aridity is aridities.
How many letters and syllables are in aridity?
| Letters | 7: A-R-I-D-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 aridity?
Aridity appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 aridity?
- US /ɚˈɪd.əti/
- US [ɚˈɪd.əɾi]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aridity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aridity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aridity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdəti/):
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 aridity
- aridities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aridity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aridity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long term lack of rainfall or moisture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aridität, Trockenheit, Dürre |
| Portuguese | aridez |
| Spanish | aridez |
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 aridity come from?
Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).