thuggery
/ˈθʌɡəɹi/noun
thuggery is spelled T-H-U-G-G-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thuggery means “The violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thuggery is thuggeries.
How many letters and syllables are in thuggery?
| Letters | 8: T-H-U-G-G-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 thuggery?
Thuggery appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 thuggery?
- /ˈθʌɡəɹi/
Thuggery has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thuggery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thuggery
- thuggeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thuggery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thuggery come from?
From thug + -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).