beggary
/ˈbɛɡəɹi/noun
beggary is spelled B-E-G-G-A-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beggary means “The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beggary is beggaries.
How many letters and syllables are in beggary?
| Letters | 7: B-E-G-G-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 beggary?
Beggary appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 beggary?
- /ˈbɛɡəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-beggary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beggary
- beggaries plural
- more beggary comparative
- most beggary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beggary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
- 2
The fact or action of begging.
- 3
Beggarly appearance.
adjective
- 1
obsoletebeggarly
early 1600s, Beaumont and Fletcher (attributed), The Nice Valour, Act V, Scene 3, in The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher, London: J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1750, Volume 10, p. 359, This is Love’s beggary right, that
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does beggary come from?
From beggar + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).