virtuosity
/ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/noun
virtuosity is spelled V-I-R-T-U-O-S-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, virtuosity means “The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of virtuosity is virtuosities.
How many letters and syllables are in virtuosity?
| Letters | 10: V-I-R-T-U-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 virtuosity?
Virtuosity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 virtuosity?
- /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/
Virtuosity has 5 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-virtuosity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of virtuosity
- virtuosities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does virtuosity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso.
- 2
Lovers of the elegant arts as a class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Virtuosity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virtuosité |
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 virtuosity come from?
From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).