abruptness
/əˈbɹʌp.nəs/
"abruptness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abruptness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being abrupt or broken
Corpus desk
Index EN-abruptness · abruptness · English
abruptness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abruptness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbɹʌp.nəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abruptness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abruptness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɹʌp.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abruptness in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abrupt + -ness. The correct English form is abruptness, spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state of being abrupt or broken
- 2Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abruptness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.
Etymology
From abrupt + -ness.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.