blessedness
/ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/noun
blessedness is spelled B-L-E-S-S-E-D-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blessedness means “The condition or state of being blessed; holy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blessedness is blessednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in blessedness?
| Letters | 11: B-L-E-S-S-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 blessedness?
Blessedness appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 blessedness?
- /ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/
Blessedness has 3 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-blessedness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blessedness
- blessednesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blessedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition or state of being blessed; holy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blessedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition or state of being blessed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | béatitude |
| German | Glückseligkeit, Seligkeit |
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 blessedness come from?
Inherited from Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).