superfluity
/ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/noun
superfluity is spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-L-U-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superfluity means “The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superfluity is superfluities.
How many letters and syllables are in superfluity?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-E-R-F-L-U-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 superfluity?
Superfluity appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 superfluity?
- UK /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/
Superfluity has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-superfluity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with superfluity?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as superfluity from its last stressed vowel (/uɪti/, British pronunciation):
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 superfluity
- superfluities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superfluity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
- 2
Something superfluous, such as a luxury.
- 3
rareA group of nuns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superfluity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | superfluité , superflu |
| Portuguese | superfluidade , supérfluo |
| Spanish | superfluidad |
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 superfluity come from?
From superflu(ous) + -ity, Old French superfluite, from Medieval Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).