cleverness
clev·er·ness/ˈklɛvɚnəs/noun
cleverness is spelled C-L-E-V-E-R-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (clev·er·ness). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cleverness means “The property of being clever” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cleverness is clevernesses.
How many letters and syllables are in cleverness?
| Letters | 10: C-L-E-V-E-R-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: clev·er·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 cleverness?
Cleverness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 cleverness?
- US /ˈklɛvɚnəs/
- UK /ˈklɛvənəs/
Cleverness has 3 syllables, split clev·er·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-cleverness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cleverness
- clevernesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleverness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being clever.
- 2
Something clever, or done cleverly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cleverness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being clever, mentally sharp:
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 cleverness come from?
From clever + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).