pugnacity
/pʌɡˈnæsəti/noun
pugnacity is spelled P-U-G-N-A-C-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pugnacity means “The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pugnacity is pugnacities.
How many letters and syllables are in pugnacity?
| Letters | 9: P-U-G-N-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 pugnacity?
Pugnacity appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 pugnacity?
- UK /pʌɡˈnæsəti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pugnacity
- pugnacities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pugnacity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pugnacity come from?
From Latin pugnacitas (whence -acity).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).