pregnancy
preg·nan·cy/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/noun
pregnancy is spelled P-R-E-G-N-A-N-C-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (preg·nan·cy). It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pregnancy means “The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pregnancy is pregnancies.
How many letters and syllables are in pregnancy?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-G-N-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: preg·nan·cy |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,076th 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 pregnancy?
Pregnancy appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th 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 pregnancy?
- /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/
Pregnancy has 3 syllables, split preg·nan·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pregnancy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pregnancy
- pregnancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pregnancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
- 2
The period of time this condition prevails.
- 3
The progression of stages from conception to birth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pregnancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 9-month period of carrying offspring in the uterus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grossesse, gestation |
| German | Schwangerschaft |
| Portuguese | gravidez, prenhez |
| Spanish | embarazo, gravidez, preñez |
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 pregnancy come from?
From pregnant + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).