puerility
/pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/noun
puerility is spelled P-U-E-R-I-L-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puerility means “The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puerility is puerilities.
How many letters and syllables are in puerility?
| Letters | 9: P-U-E-R-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 puerility?
Puerility appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 puerility?
- UK /pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/
- US /pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/
Puerility has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with puerility?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as puerility from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
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 puerility
- puerilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puerility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
- 2
That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does puerility come from?
From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).