bossiness
noun
bossiness is spelled B-O-S-S-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bossiness means “The characteristic of being bossy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bossiness is bossinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in bossiness?
| Letters | 9: B-O-S-S-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 bossiness?
Bossiness appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 bossiness
- bossinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bossiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being bossy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bossiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the characteristic of being bossy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bevormundung, Rechthaberei, Herrschsucht |
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 bossiness come from?
From bossy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).