awareness
aware·ness/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/noun
awareness is spelled A-W-A-R-E-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables (aware·ness). It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, awareness means “The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of awareness is awarenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in awareness?
| Letters | 9: A-W-A-R-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: aware·ness |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,364th 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 awareness?
Awareness appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th 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 awareness?
- US /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/
- UK /əˈwɛə.nəs/
- Australia /əˈweː.nəs/
Awareness has 2 syllables, split aware·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-awareness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of awareness
- awarenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does awareness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
- 2
The state or quality of being aware of something.
raise awareness of a topic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Awareness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conscience , connaissance |
| German | Bewusstsein, Achtsamkeit, Wahrnehmung, Aufmerksamkeit, Sensitivität, Gefühl |
| Portuguese | consciência , percepção |
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 awareness come from?
From aware + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).