precedency
/ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/
"precedency" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“precedency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Precedence; superiority.
Corpus desk
Index EN-precedency · precedency · English
precedency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | precedency |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “precedency” in English
Rare enough to double-check
precedency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for precedency, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From precedent + -ency. The correct English form is precedency, spelled P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Precedence; superiority.
- 2The fact of serving as a precedent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how precedency appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Archimedes master of this Science, and who in truth and certaintie assumeth unto himselfe a precedencie above all others, saith, the Sunne is a God of enflamed yron.
Etymology
From precedent + -ency.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.