presidency
/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/noun
presidency is spelled P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-C-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, presidency means “The office or role of president” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of presidency is presidencies.
How many letters and syllables are in presidency?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th 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 presidency?
Presidency appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th 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 presidency?
- /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/
Presidency 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-presidency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of presidency
- presidencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presidency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The office or role of president.
After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.
- 2
The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
- 3
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
- 4
A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.
- 5
IndiaUKOne of the three original provinces of British India.
- 6
The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate presidency?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of presidency: pres..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Presidency in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense office or role of president:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | présidence |
| German | Präsidentschaft |
| Portuguese | presidência |
| Spanish | presidencia |
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 presidency come from?
From Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).