solvency
noun
solvency is spelled S-O-L-V-E-N-C-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solvency means “The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solvency is solvencies.
How many letters and syllables are in solvency?
| Letters | 8: S-O-L-V-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is solvency?
Solvency appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 solvency?
Solvency has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aquild-solvency.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solvency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solvency
- solvencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solvency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solvency in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ability to pay debts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | solvabilité |
| German | Solvenz, Zahlungsfähigkeit |
| Portuguese | solvabilidade, solvência |
| Spanish | solvencia |
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 solvency come from?
From solvent + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).