competitiveness
com·pet·i·tive·ness/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/noun
competitiveness is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 15 letters and 5 syllables (com·pet·i·tive·ness). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, competitiveness means “The state of being competitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in competitiveness?
| Letters | 15: C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: com·pet·i·tive·ness |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 competitiveness?
Competitiveness appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 competitiveness?
- /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/
Competitiveness has 5 syllables, split com·pet·i·tive·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-competitiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does competitiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being competitive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Competitiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being competitive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compétitivité |
| German | Wettbewerbsfähigkeit |
| Portuguese | competitividade |
| Spanish | competitividad |
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 competitiveness come from?
From competitive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).