fecundity
fe·cun·di·ty/fɪˈkʌndətɪ/noun
fecundity is spelled F-E-C-U-N-D-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (fe·cun·di·ty). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fecundity means “Ability to produce offspring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fecundity is fecundities.
How many letters and syllables are in fecundity?
| Letters | 9: F-E-C-U-N-D-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: fe·cun·di·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 fecundity?
Fecundity appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 fecundity?
- UK /fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/
- US /fɪˈkʌndətɪ/
- US [fɪˈkʌndəɾɪ]
Fecundity has 4 syllables, split fe·cun·di·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fecundity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fecundity
- fecundities plural
- fœcundity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fecundity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ability to produce offspring.
- 2
Ability to cause growth or increase.
- 3
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
- 4
Rate of production of young by a female.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fecundity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ability to produce offspring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fécondité |
| German | Fruchtbarkeit, Fertilität, Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit, Schöpfungskraft, Gestaltungskraft |
| Portuguese | fecundidade, fertilidade |
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 fecundity come from?
From Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus, equivalent to fecund + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).