brittleness
noun
brittleness is spelled B-R-I-T-T-L-E-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brittleness means “The state of being brittle (in various senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brittleness is brittlenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in brittleness?
| Letters | 11: B-R-I-T-T-L-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 brittleness?
Brittleness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 brittleness
- brittlenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brittleness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being brittle (in various senses).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brittleness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense material property:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fragilité |
| German | Brüchigkeit, Sprödigkeit, Versprödung, Zerbrechlichkeit |
| Spanish | fragilidad |
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 brittleness come from?
From brittle + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).