decisiveness
/dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/noun
decisiveness is spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decisiveness means “The state or quality of being decisive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decisiveness?
| Letters | 12: D-E-C-I-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 decisiveness?
Decisiveness appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 decisiveness?
- UK /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/
Decisiveness 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-decisiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does decisiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being decisive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decisiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being decisive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entschiedenheit, Maßgeblichkeit |
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 decisiveness come from?
From decisive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).