determinacy
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsi/noun
determinacy is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-C-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, determinacy means “The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of determinacy is determinacies.
How many letters and syllables are in determinacy?
| Letters | 11: D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 determinacy?
Determinacy appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 determinacy?
- UK /dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of determinacy
- determinacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does determinacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate.
- 2
(game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does determinacy come from?
From determinate + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).