liturgy
/ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/noun
liturgy is spelled L-I-T-U-R-G-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liturgy means “A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liturgy is liturgies.
How many letters and syllables are in liturgy?
| Letters | 7: L-I-T-U-R-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is liturgy?
Liturgy appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 liturgy?
- UK /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/
- US /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/
- /ˈlɪtəɾd͡ʒe/
Liturgy has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-liturgy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liturgy
- liturgies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liturgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter
- 2
An official worship service of the Christian church.
- 3
In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liturgy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does liturgy come from?
From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).