grumpiness
noun
grumpiness is spelled G-R-U-M-P-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grumpiness means “The state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grumpiness is grumpinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in grumpiness?
| Letters | 10: G-R-U-M-P-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 grumpiness?
Grumpiness appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 grumpiness?
Grumpiness has 3 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 grumpiness
- grumpinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grumpiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
To my partner, thank you for putting up with my grumpiness, my impecuniousness and my constant need for validation while researching this dark topic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grumpiness come from?
From grumpy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).