deftness
/ˈdɛftnəs/noun
deftness is spelled D-E-F-T-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deftness means “Skilfulness, being quick in action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deftness is deftnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in deftness?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 deftness?
Deftness appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 deftness?
- UK /ˈdɛftnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deftness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deftness
- deftnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deftness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Skilfulness, being quick in action.
- 2
The characteristic of being deft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deftness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Characteristic of deing deft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geschicklichkeit |
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 deftness come from?
From deft + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).