tensegrity
/tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/noun
tensegrity is spelled T-E-N-S-E-G-R-I-T-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tensegrity means “tensional integrity (of a structure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tensegrity is tensegrities.
How many letters and syllables are in tensegrity?
| Letters | 10: T-E-N-S-E-G-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 tensegrity?
Tensegrity appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 tensegrity?
- /tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tensegrity
- tensegrities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tensegrity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
tensional integrity (of a structure)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tensegrity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tensional integrity (of a structure):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tenségrité |
| Spanish | tensegridad |
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 tensegrity come from?
1959. Coined by Buckminster Fuller, portmanteau of tension + integrity, or tensional integrity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).