genuineness
/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/noun
genuineness is spelled G-E-N-U-I-N-E-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genuineness means “The quality of being genuine; authenticity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of genuineness is genuinenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in genuineness?
| Letters | 11: G-E-N-U-I-N-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 genuineness?
Genuineness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 genuineness?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)əs/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)ɪs/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/
Genuineness 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)-Qwertygiy-genuineness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of genuineness
- genuinenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genuineness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being genuine; authenticity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genuineness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being genuine; authenticity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrhaftigkeit, Echtheit, Authentizität, Glaubwürdigkeit |
| Spanish | genuinidad |
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 genuineness come from?
From genuine + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).