rigidity
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/noun
rigidity is spelled R-I-G-I-D-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rigidity means “The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rigidity is rigidities.
How many letters and syllables are in rigidity?
| Letters | 8: R-I-G-I-D-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rigidity?
Rigidity appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 rigidity?
- /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
Rigidity has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-rigidity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rigidity
- rigidities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rigidity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
moral rigidity
- 2
The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
structural rigidity
- 3
Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
speak with excessive rigidity
- 4
stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rigidity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The quality or state of being rigid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rigidité, raideur |
| German | Festigkeit |
| Portuguese | rigidez |
| Spanish | rigidez |
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 rigidity come from?
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).