tonicity
/təˈnɪsɪti/noun
tonicity is spelled T-O-N-I-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tonicity means “The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tonicity is tonicities.
How many letters and syllables are in tonicity?
| Letters | 8: T-O-N-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 tonicity?
Tonicity appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 tonicity?
- /təˈnɪsɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tonicity
- tonicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tonicity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
- 2
The ability of nonpenetrable solutes in a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tonicity come from?
From tonic + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).