ergativity
/ɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/noun
ergativity is spelled E-R-G-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ergativity means “The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ergativity?
| Letters | 10: E-R-G-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 ergativity?
Ergativity appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 ergativity?
- UK /ɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ergativity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ergativity?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ergativity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪvɪti/, British pronunciation):
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).
What does ergativity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ergativity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense linguistics: structuring property of grammar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ergativität |
| Spanish | ergatividad |
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 ergativity come from?
From ergative + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).