apartness
noun
apartness is spelled A-P-A-R-T-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apartness means “The state or quality of being apart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apartness is apartnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in apartness?
| Letters | 9: A-P-A-R-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 apartness?
Apartness appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Forms of apartness
- apartnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apartness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being apart.
- 2
The result or product of being apart.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apartness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being apart:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | separação |
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 apartness come from?
From apart + -ness. Compare West Frisian apartens (“apartness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).