prolixity
/pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/noun
prolixity is spelled P-R-O-L-I-X-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prolixity means “Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prolixity is prolixities.
How many letters and syllables are in prolixity?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-L-I-X-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 prolixity?
Prolixity appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 prolixity?
- /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
- /pɹəʊˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-prolixity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prolixity
- prolixities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prolixity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prolixity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An excess of words:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prolixité |
| German | Weitschweifigkeit, Beredsamkeit, Langatmigkeit |
| Portuguese | prolixidade |
| Spanish | prolijidad |
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 prolixity come from?
From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).