pungency
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/
"pungency" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pungency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being pungent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pungency · pungency · English
pungency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pungency |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pungency” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pungency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pungency, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pungent + -cy. The correct English form is pungency, spelled P-U-N-G-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being pungent.
- 2A foul odor.
Etymology
From pungent + -cy.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.