prodigality
/ˌprɑdɪˈɡælɪti/noun
prodigality is spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prodigality means “Wasteful extravagance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prodigality is prodigalities.
How many letters and syllables are in prodigality?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-D-I-G-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 prodigality?
Prodigality appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 prodigality?
- UK /ˌprɒdɪˈɡælɪti/
- US /ˌprɑdɪˈɡælɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-prodigality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prodigality?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prodigality from its last stressed vowel (/ælɪti/):
- mortality
- homosexuality
- locality
- legality
- fatality
- totality
- sensuality
- tonality
- partiality
- cardinality
- instrumentality
- externality
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 prodigality
- prodigalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prodigality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Wasteful extravagance.
- 2
Lavish generosity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prodigality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wasteful extravagance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prodigalité |
| Portuguese | prodigalidade |
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 prodigality come from?
From prodigal + -ity, from Old French prodigalite, from Late Latin prodigalitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).