passivity
/pæˈsɪvɪti/noun
passivity is spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passivity means “The state of being passive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passivity is passivities.
How many letters and syllables are in passivity?
| Letters | 9: P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is passivity?
Passivity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 passivity?
- /pæˈsɪvɪti/
Passivity has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-passivity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of passivity
- passivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being passive.
- 2
Submissiveness.
- 3
A lack of initiative.
- 4
The belief that one's thoughts or actions are influenced or controlled by an external agent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passivity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | passivité |
| German | Passivität, Passivzustand , Unterwürfigkeit , Passivhaltung |
| Portuguese | passividade |
| Spanish | pasividad |
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 passivity come from?
From passive + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).