obesity
obes·i·ty/oʊˈbisɪti/noun
obesity is spelled O-B-E-S-I-T-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (obes·i·ty). It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obesity means “The state of being obese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of obesity is obesities.
How many letters and syllables are in obesity?
| Letters | 7: O-B-E-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: obes·i·ty |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 obesity?
Obesity appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 obesity?
- UK /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/
- US /oʊˈbisɪti/
- US [-ɾi]
Obesity has 3 syllables, split obes·i·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-obesity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obesity
- obesities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obesity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being obese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obesity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or state of being obese:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obésité |
| German | Fettsucht, Übergewicht, Adipositas, Fettleibigkeit |
| Portuguese | obesidade |
| Spanish | obesidad, sobrepeso, adiposis |
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 obesity come from?
From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).