constancy
con·stan·cy/ˈkɑnstənsi/noun
constancy is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (con·stan·cy). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, constancy means “The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of constancy is constancies.
How many letters and syllables are in constancy?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·stan·cy |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 constancy?
Constancy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 constancy?
- US /ˈkɑnstənsi/
- UK /ˈkɒnstənsi/
Constancy has 3 syllables, split con·stan·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-constancy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of constancy
- constancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
- 2
An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Constancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | constance |
| German | Konstanz, Beständigkeit , Ausdauer |
| Portuguese | constância |
| Spanish | constancia |
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 constancy come from?
Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).