viscosity
vis·cos·i·ty/vɪsˈkɑsɪti/noun
viscosity is spelled V-I-S-C-O-S-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (vis·cos·i·ty). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, viscosity means “The state of being viscous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of viscosity is viscosities.
How many letters and syllables are in viscosity?
| Letters | 9: V-I-S-C-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: vis·cos·i·ty |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is viscosity?
Viscosity appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 viscosity?
- US /vɪsˈkɑsɪti/
- UK /vɪsˈkɒsɪti/
Viscosity has 4 syllables, split vis·cos·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-viscosity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with viscosity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as viscosity from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of viscosity
- viscosities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does viscosity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being viscous.
Near-synonym: thickness
- 2
A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
- 3
A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate viscosity?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of viscosity: visc..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Viscosity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being viscous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | viscosité |
| German | Zähflüssigkeit, Viskosität |
| Portuguese | viscosidade |
| Spanish | viscosidad |
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 viscosity come from?
From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).