correctness
noun
correctness is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, correctness means “Freedom from error” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of correctness is correctnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in correctness?
| Letters | 11: C-O-R-R-E-C-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 correctness?
Correctness appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 correctness?
- US
Correctness has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-correctness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of correctness
- correctnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does correctness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Freedom from error.
- 2
Conformity to the truth or to fact.
- 3
Conformity to recognized standards.
- 4
The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Correctness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exactitude, justesse , véracité |
| German | Richtigkeit, Korrektheit |
| Spanish | corrección , correctitud |
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 correctness come from?
From correct + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).