chastity
/ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/noun
chastity is spelled C-H-A-S-T-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Chastity, the name). As a noun, chastity means “The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chastity is chastities.
How many letters and syllables are in chastity?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-S-T-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chastity?
Chastity appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Chastity, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chastity?
- UK /ˈt͡ʃastɪti/
- US /ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/
- US [ˈt͡ʃæstɪɾi]
Chastity has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-chastity.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chastity
- chastities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chastity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
The monk took a vow of chastity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chastity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abstaining from sexual activity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chasteté |
| German | Keuschheit |
| Portuguese | castidade |
| Spanish | castidad |
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 chastity come from?
From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).