pomposity
noun
pomposity is spelled P-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pomposity means “The quality of being pompous; self-importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pomposity is pomposities.
How many letters and syllables are in pomposity?
| Letters | 9: P-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 pomposity?
Pomposity appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 pomposity?
Pomposity 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-pomposity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pomposity
- pomposities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pomposity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pomposity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pompe |
| Portuguese | pomposidade |
| Spanish | prosopopeya, pomposidad |
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 pomposity come from?
From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. By surface analysis, pomp + -osity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).