poignance
/ˈpɔɪnjəns/noun
poignance is spelled P-O-I-G-N-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poignance means “Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poignance is poignances.
How many letters and syllables are in poignance?
| Letters | 9: P-O-I-G-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 poignance?
Poignance appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 poignance?
- UK /ˈpɔɪnjəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of poignance
- poignances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poignance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poignance come from?
From poignant + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).