truculence
/ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/noun
truculence is spelled T-R-U-C-U-L-E-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 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, truculence means “The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of truculence is truculences.
How many letters and syllables are in truculence?
| Letters | 10: T-R-U-C-U-L-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (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 |
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 truculence?
Truculence 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 truculence?
- US /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/
Truculence has 3 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)-Yangolin-truculence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of truculence
- truculences plural
- truculency
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does truculence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does truculence come from?
From French truculence, from Latin truculentia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).