precarity
pre·car·i·ty/pɹəˈkɛɹɪti/noun
precarity is spelled P-R-E-C-A-R-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (pre·car·i·ty). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, precarity means “Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of precarity is precarities.
How many letters and syllables are in precarity?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-C-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pre·car·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 precarity?
Precarity appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 precarity?
- UK /pɹɪˈkɛəɹɪti/
- US /pɹəˈkɛɹɪti/
- US [-ɾi]
Precarity has 4 syllables, split pre·car·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-precarity.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-precarity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precarity?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as precarity from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪti/):
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 precarity
- precarities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precarity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this.
- 2
The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Precarity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Prekarietät, Prekarität , Prekarisierung |
| Portuguese | precariedade |
| Spanish | precariedad |
| French | précarité |
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 precarity come from?
From precar(ious) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives denoting the properties, qualities, or states of the adjectives), probably modelled after French précarité (“precariousness; existence without financial or social security”). Compare New Latin precārietās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).