pungency
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/noun
pungency is spelled P-U-N-G-E-N-C-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pungency means “The state of being pungent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pungency is pungencies.
How many letters and syllables are in pungency?
| Letters | 8: P-U-N-G-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 pungency?
Pungency appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 pungency?
- /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-pungency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pungency
- pungencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pungency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being pungent.
- 2
A foul odor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pungency in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schärfe , Gestank |
| Spanish | rango , tufo, hedor, peste, hediondez, fetidez |
| French | puanteur |
| Portuguese | fedor |
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 pungency come from?
From pungent + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).