majesty
/ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/noun
majesty is spelled M-A-J-E-S-T-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, majesty means “The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of majesty is majesties.
How many letters and syllables are in majesty?
| Letters | 7: M-A-J-E-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,565th 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 majesty?
Majesty appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th 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 majesty?
- US /ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/
- UK /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɪ/
Majesty 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: En-us-majesty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of majesty
- majesties plural
- maiesty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does majesty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.
the majesty of the Great Pyramids
pronoun
- 1
a term of address for royalty and imperiality
His/Her/Your Majesty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate majesty?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of majesty: Maj.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Majesty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being impressive and great:
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 majesty come from?
From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).