contagiousness
noun
contagiousness is spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, contagiousness means “The state or condition of being contagious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in contagiousness?
| Letters | 14: C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is contagiousness?
Contagiousness appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 contagiousness?
Contagiousness has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contagiousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being contagious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Contagiousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or condition of being contagious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contagiosité |
| German | Kontagiosität, Ansteckungsfähigkeit |
| Portuguese | contagiosidade |
| Spanish | contagiosidad |
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.