mayoralty
/meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/noun
mayoralty is spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mayoralty means “The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mayoralty is mayoralties.
How many letters and syllables are in mayoralty?
| Letters | 9: M-A-Y-O-R-A-L-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 mayoralty?
Mayoralty appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 mayoralty?
- UK /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl.ti/
- UK /ˈmɛə.ɹəl.ti/
- US /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/
Mayoralty 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).
Forms of mayoralty
- mayoralties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mayoralty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mayoralty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the office or term of a mayor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mairie |
| German | Bürgermeisteramt |
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 mayoralty come from?
From Middle English mairaltee, from Middle French mairalté.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).