seniority
se·nior·i·ty/sinˈjɔɹɪti/noun
seniority is spelled S-E-N-I-O-R-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (se·nior·i·ty). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seniority means “A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seniority is seniorities.
How many letters and syllables are in seniority?
| Letters | 9: S-E-N-I-O-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: se·nior·i·ty |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is seniority?
Seniority appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 seniority?
- UK /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/
- US /sinˈjɔɹɪti/
- /sinˈjɑɹɪti/
Seniority has 4 syllables, split se·nior·i·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-seniority.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seniority?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seniority from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of seniority
- seniorities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seniority mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.
It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seniority in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ancienneté, séniorité |
| German | Anciennität, Seniorität |
| Spanish | antigüedad, arraigo laboral, señoría, veteranía, enraizamiento institucional, radicación grupal |
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 seniority come from?
From Middle English senyoryte, from Medieval Latin senioritas, from Latin senior (“elder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).