congruency
/ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ən.si/noun
congruency is spelled C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-C-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, congruency means “The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of congruency is congruencies.
How many letters and syllables are in congruency?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 congruency?
Congruency appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 congruency?
- UK /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ən.si/
- US /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ən.si/
- US /kənˈɡɹu.ən.si/
Congruency has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-congruency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of congruency
- congruencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does congruency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
- 2
The state of being congruent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).