paramountcy
/ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/noun
paramountcy is spelled P-A-R-A-M-O-U-N-T-C-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paramountcy means “The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paramountcy is paramountcies.
How many letters and syllables are in paramountcy?
| Letters | 11: P-A-R-A-M-O-U-N-T-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 paramountcy?
Paramountcy appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 paramountcy?
- UK /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paramountcy
- paramountcies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paramountcy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paramountcy come from?
From paramount + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).