sacristy
/ˈsækɹɪsti/noun
sacristy is spelled S-A-C-R-I-S-T-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sacristy means “A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sacristy is sacristies.
How many letters and syllables are in sacristy?
| Letters | 8: S-A-C-R-I-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 sacristy?
Sacristy appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 sacristy?
- /ˈsækɹɪsti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-sacristy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sacristy
- sacristies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sacristy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sacristy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense room in a church:
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 sacristy come from?
From Anglo-Norman sacrestie, from Medieval Latin sacristia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).