stupidity
stu·pid·i·ty/stuˈpɪdɪti/noun
stupidity is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (stu·pid·i·ty). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stupidity means “The property of being stupid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stupidity is stupidities.
How many letters and syllables are in stupidity?
| Letters | 9: S-T-U-P-I-D-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: stu·pid·i·ty |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th 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 stupidity?
Stupidity appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 stupidity?
- UK /stjuːˈpɪdɪti/
- US /stuˈpɪdɪti/
Stupidity has 4 syllables, split stu·pid·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stupidity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stupidity?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stupidity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdɪti/):
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 stupidity
- stupidities plural
- stupidité rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stupidity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being stupid.
I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but that's not much of an excuse.
- 2
An act that is stupid.
Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stupidity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stupidité, idiotie , ânerie, sottise |
| German | Dummheit |
| Portuguese | estupidez, burrice , asneira |
| Spanish | estupidez, burricie, tontería, cretinez, bobada, necedad |
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 stupidity come from?
From Latin stupiditātem, accusative of Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).