virility
/vəˈɹɪlɪti/noun
virility is spelled V-I-R-I-L-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, virility means “The state of being virile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of virility is virilities.
How many letters and syllables are in virility?
| Letters | 8: V-I-R-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 virility?
Virility appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 virility?
- /vəˈɹɪlɪti/
Virility 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-virility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of virility
- virilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does virility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being virile.
- 2
Manly character, quality, or nature.
- 3
The ability of a man to procreate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Virility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virilité |
| German | Männlichkeit , Mannhaftigkeit, Männlichsein, männliche Beschaffenheit , Manneskraft |
| Portuguese | virilidade |
| Spanish | virilidad |
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 virility come from?
From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).