sagacity
/səˈɡæ.sə.ti/
"sagacity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sagacity” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,023 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,023
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sagacity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sagacity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for sagacity is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,023 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sagacity, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from sāgiō (“I perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity. The correct English form is sagacity, spelled S-A-G-A-C-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
- 2Keen sense of smell.
Etymology
From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from sāgiō (“I perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is S-A-G-A-C-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.