moiety
moi·e·ty/ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/noun
moiety is spelled M-O-I-E-T-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables (moi·e·ty). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moiety means “A half” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moiety is moieties.
How many letters and syllables are in moiety?
| Letters | 6: M-O-I-E-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: moi·e·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 moiety?
Moiety appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 moiety?
- UK /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/
- US /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/
- US /-ɾi/
Moiety has 3 syllables, split moi·e·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moiety.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moiety
- moieties plural
- moietie
- moyity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moiety mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A half.
- 2
A share or portion, especially a smaller share.
- 3
Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
- 4
A specific segment of a molecule.
Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moiety in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fraction, portion congrue , groupement, groupe fonctionnel |
| Spanish | porción, fracción , grupo |
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 moiety come from?
Borrowed from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié (“half”) (modern French moitié (“half”)), from Late Latin medietās (“centre, midpoint; half”), from Latin medius (“half; middle”) + -tās (from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)). Medius is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”), possibly from *me-dʰi- (“among; with”), from *me (“in the middle of; among; with”). The word is a doublet of mediety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).