effeminacy
noun
effeminacy is spelled E-F-F-E-M-I-N-A-C-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, effeminacy means “The quality of being effeminate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of effeminacy is effeminacies.
How many letters and syllables are in effeminacy?
| Letters | 10: E-F-F-E-M-I-N-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 effeminacy?
Effeminacy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of effeminacy
- effeminacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does effeminacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being effeminate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effeminacy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being effeminate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | efféminement, effémination |
| German | Weichlichkeit, Verweiblichung |
| Portuguese | afeminação, efeminação, mariquice |
| Spanish | afeminación, afeminamiento, pluma, ramalazo |
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 effeminacy come from?
From effeminate + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).