sparsity
noun
sparsity is spelled S-P-A-R-S-I-T-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sparsity means “The property of being sparse; sparseness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sparsity is sparsities.
How many letters and syllables are in sparsity?
| Letters | 8: S-P-A-R-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 sparsity?
Sparsity appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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).
Forms of sparsity
- sparsities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparsity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being sparse; sparseness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sparsity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property of being sparse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parcimonie, sparsité |
| German | Seltenheit, matrices: Dünnbesetztheit |
| Spanish | escasez |
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 sparsity come from?
From sparse + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).