gladness
glad·ness/ˈɡlædnəs/noun
gladness is spelled G-L-A-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (glad·ness). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gladness means “The state of being glad; joy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gladness is gladnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in gladness?
| Letters | 8: G-L-A-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: glad·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 gladness?
Gladness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 gladness?
- /ˈɡlædnəs/
Gladness has 2 syllables, split glad·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-gladness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gladness
- gladnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gladness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being glad; joy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gladness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being glad:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | allégresse |
| Spanish | alegría |
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 gladness come from?
From glad + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).