cogency
/ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/noun
cogency is spelled C-O-G-E-N-C-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cogency means “The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cogency is cogencies.
How many letters and syllables are in cogency?
| Letters | 7: C-O-G-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 cogency?
Cogency appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 cogency?
- /ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/
Cogency 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-cogency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cogency
- cogencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cogency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).