contiguity
con·ti·gu·i·ty/ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/noun
contiguity is spelled C-O-N-T-I-G-U-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables (con·ti·gu·i·ty). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, contiguity means “A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of contiguity is contiguities.
How many letters and syllables are in contiguity?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-T-I-G-U-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: con·ti·gu·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is contiguity?
Contiguity appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 contiguity?
- UK /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/
- US /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/
- /ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ti/
Contiguity has 5 syllables, split con·ti·gu·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-contiguity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with contiguity?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as contiguity from its last stressed vowel (/uɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of contiguity
- contiguities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contiguity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Contiguity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state in which objects are physically touching:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contiguïté |
| Portuguese | contiguidade |
| Spanish | contigüidad |
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 contiguity come from?
From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).