satiety
sa·ti·e·ty/səˈtaɪ̯ɪti/noun
satiety is spelled S-A-T-I-E-T-Y: 7 letters and 4 syllables (sa·ti·e·ty). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, satiety means “The state of being satiated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of satiety is satieties.
How many letters and syllables are in satiety?
| Letters | 7: S-A-T-I-E-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sa·ti·e·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 satiety?
Satiety appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 satiety?
- /səˈtaɪ̯ɪti/
- [səˈtʰaɪ̯ɪtʰɪi̯]
- /səˈtaɪ̯ɪɾi/
Satiety has 4 syllables, split sa·ti·e·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-satiety.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of satiety
- satieties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does satiety mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being satiated.
Eating half of that loaf of bread has left me in a state of utter satiety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Satiety in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being perfectly satiated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | satiété |
| German | Sattheit, Sättigung, Befriedigung |
| Portuguese | saciedade |
| Spanish | saciedad |
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 satiety come from?
Borrowed from Middle French satieté, from Latin satietas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).