highness
/ˈhaɪnəs/noun
highness is spelled H-I-G-H-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, highness means “The state of being high” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of highness is highnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in highness?
| Letters | 8: H-I-G-H-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 highness?
Highness appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 highness?
- /ˈhaɪnəs/
Highness has 2 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). Recordings: En-us-highness.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Highness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of highness
- highnesses plural
- 'ighness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does highness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being high.
- 2
A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
noun
- 1
The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
- 2
obsoleteThe style of an emperor or king.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Highness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 highness come from?
From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).