lenience
/ˈliːni.ən(t)s/noun
lenience is spelled L-E-N-I-E-N-C-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lenience means “Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lenience is leniences.
How many letters and syllables are in lenience?
| Letters | 8: L-E-N-I-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 lenience?
Lenience appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 lenience?
- /ˈliːni.ən(t)s/
- /ˈliːnjən(t)s/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lenience.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lenience
- leniences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lenience mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lenience come from?
From Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”) -i- + -ence, from lēnis (“soft”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).