audacity
au·da·ci·ty/ɔˈdæ.sɪ.ti/noun
audacity is spelled A-U-D-A-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (au·da·ci·ty). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, audacity means “Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of audacity is audacities.
How many letters and syllables are in audacity?
| Letters | 8: A-U-D-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: au·da·ci·ty |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 audacity?
Audacity appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 audacity?
- UK /ɔːˈdæ.sɪ.ti/
- US /ɔˈdæ.sɪ.ti/
- US [ɔˈdæ.sɪ.ɾi]
Audacity has 4 syllables, split au·da·ci·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-audacity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with audacity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as audacity from its last stressed vowel (/æsɪti/):
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 audacity
- audacities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does audacity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
- 2
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Audacity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | audace, culot , toupet, impudence |
| German | Mut, Heldenmut, Chuzpe, Wagemut, Kühnheit, Draufgängertum |
| Portuguese | audácia |
| Spanish | osadía, audacia, demasía , desfachatez |
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 audacity come from?
From Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audācitās (whence -acity), from Latin audāx (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).