Pigouvian
adjective
Pigouvian is spelled P-I-G-O-U-V-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Pigouvian means “Of or relating to Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), English economist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Pigouvian?
| Letters | 9: P-I-G-O-U-V-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 Pigouvian?
Pigouvian appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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).
Forms of Pigouvian
- Pigovian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pigouvian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), English economist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pigouvian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pigou- |
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 Pigouvian come from?
From Pigou + -v- + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).