fugacity

/fjuːˈɡæsɪti/

//fjuːˈɡæsɪti// noun

"fugacity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fugacity” 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) - A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fugacity · fugacity · English

fugacity · 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 "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for fugacity
PropertyValue
Headwordfugacity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fjuːˈɡæsɪti/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fugacity” in English

fugacityfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fugacity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for fugacity in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is fugacity, spelled F-U-G-A-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
  2. 2
    A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
  3. 3
    Transience.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fugacity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Duke Orbal disallowed it on the grounds of fugacity.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fugacity"?
"fugacity" is spelled F-U-G-A-C-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/.
What does "fugacity" mean?
As a noun, "fugacity" means: A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
How do you pronounce "fugacity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fugacity" is /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fugacity" come from?
"fugacity" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list