transitivity
/ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/noun
transitivity is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transitivity means “The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transitivity is transitivities.
How many letters and syllables are in transitivity?
| Letters | 12: T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 transitivity?
Transitivity appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 transitivity?
- /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of transitivity
- transitivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transitivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
- 2
The property of being transitive.
The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transitivity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the degree in which a verb can govern objects:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transitivité |
| German | Transitivität |
| Portuguese | transitividade |
| Spanish | transitividad |
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 transitivity come from?
From French transitivité. Morphologically transitive + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).