militancy
/ˈmɪlɪtənsi/noun
militancy is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-N-C-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, militancy means “The quality of being militant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of militancy is militancies.
How many letters and syllables are in militancy?
| Letters | 9: M-I-L-I-T-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 militancy?
Militancy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 militancy?
- /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/
Militancy 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 militancy
- militancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does militancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being militant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Militancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being militant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | militance |
| German | Militanz |
| Portuguese | militância |
| Spanish | militancia |
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.