conciseness
/kənˈsaɪsnəs/noun
conciseness is spelled C-O-N-C-I-S-E-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conciseness means “The property of being concise; succinctness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conciseness?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-C-I-S-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 conciseness?
Conciseness appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 conciseness?
- /kənˈsaɪsnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conciseness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does conciseness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being concise; succinctness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conciseness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being concise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | concision |
| German | Bündigkeit, Gedrängtheit, Knappheit, Kürze, Prägnanz |
| Spanish | concisión |
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 conciseness come from?
From concise + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).