discreteness
noun
discreteness is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-T-E-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discreteness means “The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discreteness is discretenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in discreteness?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-C-R-E-T-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 discreteness?
Discreteness appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
Forms of discreteness
- discretenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discreteness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discreteness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | discreticidad |
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 discreteness come from?
From discrete + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).