sagacity
sa·ga·ci·ty/səˈɡæ.sə.ti/noun
sagacity is spelled S-A-G-A-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (sa·ga·ci·ty). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sagacity means “The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sagacity is sagacities.
How many letters and syllables are in sagacity?
| Letters | 8: S-A-G-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sa·ga·ci·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 sagacity?
Sagacity appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 sagacity?
- /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/
- /səˈɡæ.sɪ.ti/
Sagacity has 4 syllables, split sa·ga·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-sagacity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sagacity
- sagacities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sagacity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
See Thesaurus:wisdom
- 2
obsoleteKeen sense of smell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sagacity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being sage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Weisheit |
| Portuguese | sagacidade |
| Spanish | sagacidad |
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 sagacity come from?
From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (whence -acity), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).