clumsiness
/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/noun
clumsiness is spelled C-L-U-M-S-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clumsiness means “A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clumsiness is clumsinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in clumsiness?
| Letters | 10: C-L-U-M-S-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 clumsiness?
Clumsiness appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 clumsiness?
- /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/
Clumsiness 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). Recordings: En-us-clumsiness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clumsiness
- clumsinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clumsiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clumsiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition or quality of being clumsy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maladresse, inélégance |
| German | Ungeschicklichkeit, Plumpheit, Unbeholfenheit |
| Portuguese | desajeitamento |
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 clumsiness come from?
From clumsy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).