abrasiveness
noun
abrasiveness is spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abrasiveness means “The property, quality or instance of being abrasive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abrasiveness is abrasivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in abrasiveness?
| Letters | 12: A-B-R-A-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is abrasiveness?
Abrasiveness appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 abrasiveness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-abrasiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abrasiveness
- abrasivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abrasiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abrasiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property of being abrasive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abrasivité |
| Portuguese | abrasividade |
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 abrasiveness come from?
From abrasive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).