exactitude
/ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/noun
exactitude is spelled E-X-A-C-T-I-T-U-D-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exactitude means “Attention to small details; accuracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exactitude is exactitudes.
How many letters and syllables are in exactitude?
| Letters | 10: E-X-A-C-T-I-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 exactitude?
Exactitude appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 exactitude?
- /ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/
Exactitude 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)-Vealhurl-exactitude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exactitude
- exactitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exactitude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Attention to small details; accuracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exactitude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense attention to small details – see also accuracy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exactitude |
| Portuguese | exatidão |
| Spanish | exactitud |
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 exactitude come from?
From French exactitude, from exact, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).