exigency
/ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/noun
exigency is spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-C-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exigency means “The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exigency is exigencies.
How many letters and syllables are in exigency?
| Letters | 8: E-X-I-G-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 exigency?
Exigency appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 exigency?
- UK /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/
- US /ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/
- US /ˈɛksəd͡ʒənsi/
Exigency 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-exigency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exigency
- exigencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exigency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
- 2
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exigency in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erfordernisse, Anforderungen , Zwangslage, Notlage |
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 exigency come from?
From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).