wizardry
/ˈwɪzədɹi/noun
wizardry is spelled W-I-Z-A-R-D-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wizardry means “The art of a wizard; sorcery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wizardry is wizardries.
How many letters and syllables are in wizardry?
| Letters | 8: W-I-Z-A-R-D-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 wizardry?
Wizardry appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 wizardry?
- US /ˈwɪzədɹi/
- US /ˈwɪzɚdɹi/
Wizardry has 3 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)-Aquild-wizardry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wizardry
- wizardries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wizardry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of a wizard; sorcery.
- 2
Something, such as an advanced technology, that gives the appearance of magic.
- 3
Great ability in some specified field.
He used his computing wizardry to automate the search-and-replace process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wizardry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense art of a wizard; sorcery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zauberei |
| Portuguese | feitiçaria, bruxaria, magia |
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 wizardry come from?
From wizard + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).