exigency
/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/
"exigency" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exigency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The demands or requirements of a situation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exigency · exigency · English
exigency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exigency |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exigency” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exigency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for exigency, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”). The correct English form is exigency, spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The demands or requirements of a situation.
- 2An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exigency appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My business is with you, and you only. You should not have undertaken your office, unless prepared for its various exigencies.
No ordinary man could have escaped those frightful claws when Numa sprang from so short a distance, but Tarzan was no ordinary man. From earliest childhood his muscles had been trained by the fierce exigencies of his existence to act with the rapidity of thought.
Etymology
From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.