girlishness
noun
girlishness is spelled G-I-R-L-I-S-H-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, girlishness means “The quality of being girlish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of girlishness is girlishnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in girlishness?
| Letters | 11: G-I-R-L-I-S-H-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 girlishness?
Girlishness appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 girlishness
- girlishnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does girlishness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being girlish.
- 2
Girlish behaviour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Girlishness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being girlish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mädchenhaftigkeit, mädchenhaftes Aussehen, mädchenhaftes Wesen |
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 girlishness come from?
From girlish + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).