munificence
/mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/
"munificence" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“munificence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being munificent; generosity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-munificence · munificence · English
munificence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | munificence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “munificence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
munificence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being munificent; generosity.".
munificence has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”). The correct English form is munificence, spelled M-U-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The quality of being munificent; generosity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how munificence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence.
And surely, no form of munificence should entitle to a more grateful and lasting remembrance, than that which promotes the right education of youth;...
Etymology
From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.