maturity
/məˈtjʊəɹɪti/noun
maturity is spelled M-A-T-U-R-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maturity means “The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maturity is maturities.
How many letters and syllables are in maturity?
| Letters | 8: M-A-T-U-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is maturity?
Maturity appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 maturity?
- UK /məˈtjʊəɹɪti/
- UK /-ɹət-/
- UK /-ˈt͡ʃʊə-/
Maturity has 4 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-maturity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with maturity?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as maturity from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹɪti/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of maturity
- maturities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maturity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price.
- 2
When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
- 3
The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
- 4
Date when payment is due.
The note was cashed at maturity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maturity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maturité |
| German | Reife |
| Portuguese | maturidade |
| Spanish | madurez , vencimiento |
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 maturity come from?
From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).