peculiarity
pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty/pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti/noun
peculiarity is spelled P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables (pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peculiarity means “The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peculiarity is peculiarities.
How many letters and syllables are in peculiarity?
| Letters | 11: P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is peculiarity?
Peculiarity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 peculiarity?
- US /pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti/
- UK /pɪˌkjuːliˈæɹɪti/
Peculiarity has 6 syllables, split pe·cu·li·ar·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)-Vininn126-peculiarity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peculiarity?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as peculiarity from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of peculiarity
- peculiarities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peculiarity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
- 2
That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.
- 3
Exclusive possession or right.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peculiarity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | singularité, bizarrerie, étrangeté , particularité, distinction |
| German | Singularität, Einzigartigkeit , Besonderheit |
| Portuguese | peculiaridade |
| Spanish | peculiaridad |
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 peculiarity come from?
From peculiar + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).