magnificence
mag·nif·i·cence/mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/noun
magnificence is spelled M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables (mag·nif·i·cence). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, magnificence means “grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of magnificence is magnificences.
How many letters and syllables are in magnificence?
| Letters | 12: M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mag·nif·i·cence |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 magnificence?
Magnificence appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 magnificence?
- /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/
Magnificence has 4 syllables, split mag·nif·i·cence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-magnificence.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of magnificence
- magnificences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does magnificence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
- 2
The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Magnificence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grandeur:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | magnificência |
| Spanish | magnificencia |
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 magnificence come from?
From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).