rapacity
ra·pa·ci·ty/ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/noun
rapacity is spelled R-A-P-A-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ra·pa·ci·ty). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rapacity means “The quality of being rapacious; voracity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rapacity is rapacities.
How many letters and syllables are in rapacity?
| Letters | 8: R-A-P-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ra·pa·ci·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 rapacity?
Rapacity appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 rapacity?
- /ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/
Rapacity has 4 syllables, split ra·pa·ci·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rapacity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rapacity
- rapacities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rapacity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being rapacious; voracity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rapacity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense greed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rapacité |
| German | Raubgier |
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 rapacity come from?
From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité (whence -acity, from Latin rapācitās, from rapāx, from rapiō (“snatch, grab, carry off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).