cuteness
noun
cuteness is spelled C-U-T-E-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cuteness means “The state of being cute (endearingly attractive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cuteness is cutenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in cuteness?
| Letters | 8: C-U-T-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 cuteness?
Cuteness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 cuteness?
Cuteness has 2 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)-Vealhurl-cuteness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cuteness
- cutenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cuteness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being cute (endearingly attractive).
- 2
colloquialdatedacuteness; cunning
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cuteness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being cute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mignoncité, mignonité, mignonitude, mignonnerie |
| Portuguese | fofura |
| Spanish | monería, lindura |
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 cuteness come from?
From cute + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).