lieutenancy
noun
lieutenancy is spelled L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-C-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lieutenancy means “The role, position, or domain of a lieutenant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lieutenancy is lieutenancies.
How many letters and syllables are in lieutenancy?
| Letters | 11: L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 lieutenancy?
Lieutenancy appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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).
Forms of lieutenancy
- lieutenancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lieutenancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The role, position, or domain of a lieutenant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).