necessitous
/nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/adjective
necessitous is spelled N-E-C-E-S-S-I-T-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, necessitous means “Lacking; required” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in necessitous?
| Letters | 11: N-E-C-E-S-S-I-T-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 necessitous?
Necessitous appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 necessitous?
- US /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/
Necessitous has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-necessitous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of necessitous
- more necessitous comparative
- most necessitous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does necessitous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicNeedy, indigent, destitute, poor.
- 2
Lacking; required.
- 3
Necessary; unavoidable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does necessitous come from?
From necessity + -ous, after Middle French nécessiteux.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).