despondence
/dɪˈspɒndəns/noun
despondence is spelled D-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, despondence means “The state of being downcast or despondent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of despondence is despondences.
How many letters and syllables are in despondence?
| Letters | 11: D-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 despondence?
Despondence appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 despondence?
- UK /dɪˈspɒndəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of despondence
- despondences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does despondence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being downcast or despondent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does despondence come from?
From despond + -ence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).