divisiveness
noun
divisiveness is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, divisiveness means “The characteristic of being divisive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divisiveness is divisivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in divisiveness?
| Letters | 12: D-I-V-I-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 divisiveness?
Divisiveness appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 divisiveness?
Divisiveness 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).
Forms of divisiveness
- divisivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divisiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being divisive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divisiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the characteristic of being divisive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Trennung, Teilung, Spaltung, Entzweiung, Uneinigkeit, Gespaltenheit |
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 divisiveness come from?
From divisive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).