sagacious
/səˈɡeɪʃəs/adjective
sagacious is spelled S-A-G-A-C-I-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sagacious means “Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sagacious?
| Letters | 9: S-A-G-A-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 sagacious?
Sagacious appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 sagacious?
- /səˈɡeɪʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-sagacious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sagacious
- more sagacious comparative
- most sagacious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sagacious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sagacious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having or showing keen discernment:
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 sagacious come from?
Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -acious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).