hideousness
noun
hideousness is spelled H-I-D-E-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hideousness means “The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hideousness is hideousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in hideousness?
| Letters | 11: H-I-D-E-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 hideousness?
Hideousness appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 hideousness
- hideousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hideousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hideousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being hideous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abscheulichkeit |
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 hideousness come from?
From Middle English hidousnes, hidousnesse, hidowesnesse, hydousnes, hydousnesse, hydusnes; equivalent to hideous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).