# urgency

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ · frequency rank #14,044

## Definitions
1. The quality or condition of being urgent.
2. Insistence, pressure, urge.
3. A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.

## Etymology
From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

## Easily confused with
- **urgent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urgency-vs-urgent)
- **urgently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urgency-vs-urgently)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rugency`, `ugrency`, `uregncy`, `urgecny`, `urgenccy`, `urgencyy`, `urgenncy`, `urgenyc`, `urggency`, `urgnecy`, `urrgency`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/urgency