gratefulness
noun
gratefulness is spelled G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gratefulness means “The state of being grateful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gratefulness is gratefulnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in gratefulness?
| Letters | 12: G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 gratefulness?
Gratefulness appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 gratefulness
- gratefulnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gratefulness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being grateful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratefulness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being grateful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reconnaissance |
| German | Dankbarkeit |
| Spanish | agradecimiento |
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 gratefulness come from?
From grateful + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).