virginity
/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/noun
virginity is spelled V-I-R-G-I-N-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, virginity means “The state or characteristic of being a virgin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of virginity is virginities.
How many letters and syllables are in virginity?
| Letters | 9: V-I-R-G-I-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 virginity?
Virginity appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 virginity?
- /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/
Virginity has 4 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-virginity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of virginity
- virginities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does virginity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or characteristic of being a virgin.
to lose one's virginity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Virginity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or characteristic of being a virgin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virginité |
| German | Jungfräulichkeit, Virginität, Unschuld |
| Portuguese | virgindade |
| Spanish | virginidad, doncellez |
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 virginity come from?
From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).