sincerity
sin·cer·i·ty/sɪnˈsɛɹəti/noun
sincerity is spelled S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (sin·cer·i·ty). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sincerity means “The quality or state of being sincere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sincerity is sincerities.
How many letters and syllables are in sincerity?
| Letters | 9: S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sin·cer·i·ty |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 sincerity?
Sincerity appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 sincerity?
- /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/
Sincerity has 4 syllables, split sin·cer·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-sincerity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sincerity
- sincerities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sincerity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being sincere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sincerity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being sincere:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sincérité |
| German | Aufrichtigkeit, Ehrlichkeit |
| Portuguese | sinceridade |
| Spanish | sinceridad |
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 sincerity come from?
From Middle English sinceritie, from Old French sincerité and Medieval Latin sincēritās; both from Latin sincēritās, from sincērus + -tās. Equivalent to sincere + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).