daftness
/ˈdæftnəs/noun
daftness is spelled D-A-F-T-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daftness means “Property of being daft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daftness is daftnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in daftness?
| Letters | 8: D-A-F-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 daftness?
Daftness appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 daftness?
- UK /ˈdɑːftnəs/
- UK /ˈdæftnəs/
- US /ˈdæftnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-daftness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of daftness
- daftnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daftness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Property of being daft.
- 2
Something that is daft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daftness come from?
From daft + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).