commonness
noun
commonness is spelled C-O-M-M-O-N-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commonness means “The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commonness is commonnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in commonness?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-O-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 commonness?
Commonness appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 commonness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-commonness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commonness
- commonnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commonness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.
- 2
The quality of being common in the sense of vulgar, coarse or low class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commonness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ordinary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | solera, raigambre, enraizamiento |
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 commonness come from?
From common + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).