deviancy
/ˈdiːvi.ənsiː/noun
deviancy is spelled D-E-V-I-A-N-C-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deviancy means “The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deviancy is deviancies.
How many letters and syllables are in deviancy?
| Letters | 8: D-E-V-I-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 deviancy?
Deviancy appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 deviancy?
- UK /ˈdiːvi.ənsiː/
Deviancy 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).
Forms of deviancy
- deviancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deviancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deviancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being deviant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déviance |
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.