comprehensiveness

/kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/

//kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs// noun

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"comprehensiveness" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“comprehensiveness” is uncommon English (frequency #97,959 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,959
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being comprehensive.

Key facts for comprehensiveness
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprehensiveness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/
Letters17
Frequency rank#97,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comprehensiveness” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). comprehensiveness lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

comprehensiveness is uncommon English at frequency #97,959 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being comprehensive.".

comprehensiveness has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From comprehensive + -ness. The correct English form is comprehensiveness, spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being comprehensive.

Etymology

From comprehensive + -ness.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comprehensiveness"?
"comprehensiveness" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/.
What does "comprehensiveness" mean?
As a noun, "comprehensiveness" means: The state of being comprehensive.
How do you pronounce "comprehensiveness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comprehensiveness" is /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "comprehensiveness"?
From comprehensive + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “comprehensiveness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list