rhoticity
/ɹoʊˈtɪsɪti/noun
rhoticity is spelled R-H-O-T-I-C-I-T-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rhoticity means “The quality of being rhotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rhoticity?
| Letters | 9: R-H-O-T-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 rhoticity?
Rhoticity appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 rhoticity?
- UK /ɹəʊˈtɪsɪti/
- US /ɹoʊˈtɪsɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with rhoticity?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rhoticity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsɪti/):
- authenticity
- specificity
- elasticity
- plasticity
- eccentricity
- centricity
- chromaticity
- inauthenticity
- atomicity
- chronicity
- facticity
- benedicite
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).
What does rhoticity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being rhotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rhoticity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being rhotic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rhoticité |
| German | Rhotizität |
| Portuguese | roticidade |
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 rhoticity come from?
From rhotic + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).