statutory
/ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/adjective
statutory is spelled S-T-A-T-U-T-O-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, statutory means “Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statutory?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-T-U-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th 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 statutory?
Statutory appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 statutory?
- UK /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/
- US /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/
Statutory has 4 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: En-us-statutory.ogg, En-au-statutory.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does statutory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statutory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to a statute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | statutaire |
| German | satzungsmäßig, satzungsgemäß, statutarisch, statutar (e.g. Statutarstadt), gesetzlich |
| Portuguese | estatutário |
| Spanish | reglamentario |
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 statutory come from?
From statute + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).