plasticity
/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/noun
plasticity is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plasticity means “The quality or state of being plastic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plasticity is plasticities.
How many letters and syllables are in plasticity?
| Letters | 10: P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 plasticity?
Plasticity appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 plasticity?
- UK /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
- UK /ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
- US /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
Plasticity has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plasticity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plasticity?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plasticity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsɪti/):
- authenticity
- specificity
- elasticity
- eccentricity
- centricity
- chromaticity
- inauthenticity
- atomicity
- chronicity
- facticity
- benedicite
- rhoticity
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 plasticity
- plasticities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plasticity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being plastic.
- 2
The property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plasticity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being plastic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plasticité |
| German | Plastizität |
| Portuguese | plasticidade |
| Spanish | plasticidad |
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.