perversity
/pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/noun
perversity is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perversity means “The quality of being perverse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perversity is perversities.
How many letters and syllables are in perversity?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 perversity?
Perversity appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 perversity?
- /pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Perversity 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-perversity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perversity
- perversities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perversity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being perverse.
- 2
Something which is perverse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perversity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being perverse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Perversität |
| Portuguese | perversidade |
| Spanish | perversidad |
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 perversity come from?
From perverse + -ity, from Middle French perversité, from Latin perversitās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).