abusiveness
/əˈbju.sɪv.nəs/noun
abusiveness is spelled A-B-U-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abusiveness means “The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abusiveness?
| Letters | 11: A-B-U-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 abusiveness?
Abusiveness appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 abusiveness?
- UK /əˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs/
- US /əˈbju.sɪv.nəs/
Abusiveness has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abusiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does abusiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abusiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being abusive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | abusividade |
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 abusiveness come from?
From abusive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).