blandness
/ˈblændˌnɪs/noun
blandness is spelled B-L-A-N-D-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blandness means “Lack of taste or flavor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blandness is blandnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in blandness?
| Letters | 9: B-L-A-N-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blandness?
Blandness appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 blandness?
- /ˈblændˌnɪs/
- Australia /ˈblæːndˌnəs/
- Australia [ble̞ːnd̚.nəs]
Blandness has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-blandness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blandness
- blandnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blandness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteMildness, gentleness.
- 2
Lack of taste or flavor.
- 3
Lack of interest or appeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blandness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of taste or flavor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insipidité |
| Portuguese | insipidez |
| Spanish | insipidez, sinsabor |
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 blandness come from?
From bland + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).