calmness
/ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/noun
calmness is spelled C-A-L-M-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calmness means “The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calmness is calmnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in calmness?
| Letters | 8: C-A-L-M-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 calmness?
Calmness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 calmness?
- US /ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/
- UK /ˈkɑːmnəs/
Calmness 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)-Vealhurl-calmness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calmness
- calmnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calmness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calmness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calme |
| German | Ruhe, Gelassenheit, Gemütsruhe |
| Portuguese | calma |
| Spanish | calma |
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 calmness come from?
From calm + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).