intestacy
/ɪnˈtɛstəsi/noun
intestacy is spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-A-C-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intestacy means “The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intestacy is intestacies.
How many letters and syllables are in intestacy?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-S-T-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 intestacy?
Intestacy appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 intestacy?
- /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of intestacy
- intestacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intestacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intestacy come from?
From intestate + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).