innocency
/ˈɪnəsənsi/obsolete
innocency is spelled I-N-N-O-C-E-N-C-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, innocency means “Harmlessness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of innocency is innocencies.
How many letters and syllables are in innocency?
| Letters | 9: I-N-N-O-C-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 innocency?
Innocency appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 innocency?
- /ˈɪnəsənsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innocency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicHarmlessness.
- 2
archaicLack of deceit or guile; simplicity.
- 3
archaicThe state of being free from guilt or moral wrong.
- 4
archaicAn innocent idea or thing; an innocence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does innocency come from?
From Middle English innocencie, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).