callousness
noun
callousness is spelled C-A-L-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, callousness means “The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of callousness is callousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in callousness?
| Letters | 11: C-A-L-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 callousness?
Callousness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 callousness?
Callousness 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).
Forms of callousness
- callousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does callousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him.
- 2
The quality of having calluses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Callousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insensibilité |
| German | Gefühllosigkeit, Unempfindlichkeit, Abgebrühtheit, Herzlosigkeit, Kaltschnäuzigkeit , Schwieligkeit |
| Spanish | callosidad |
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 callousness come from?
From callous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).