depravity
/dəˈpɹævɪti/noun
depravity is spelled D-E-P-R-A-V-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, depravity means “The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of depravity is depravities.
How many letters and syllables are in depravity?
| Letters | 9: D-E-P-R-A-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 depravity?
Depravity appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 depravity?
- /dəˈpɹævɪti/
Depravity has 4 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)-Vininn126-depravity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of depravity
- depravities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depravity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
- 2
A particular depraved act or trait.
- 3
Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depravity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verdorbenheit, Schlechtigkeit, Sittenlosigkeit , Schandtat, schändliche Tat |
| Portuguese | depravação |
| Spanish | depravación |
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.