conscientiousness
noun
conscientiousness is spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conscientiousness means “The state or characteristic of being conscientious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conscientiousness?
| Letters | 17: C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 conscientiousness?
Conscientiousness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 conscientiousness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-conscientiousness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does conscientiousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conscientiousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or characteristic of being conscientious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conscienciosité |
| German | Gewissenhaftigkeit |
| Portuguese | conscienciosidade |
| Spanish | conciencia |
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 conscientiousness come from?
From conscientious + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).