hollowness
noun
hollowness is spelled H-O-L-L-O-W-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hollowness means “The state or quality of being hollow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hollowness is hollownesses.
How many letters and syllables are in hollowness?
| Letters | 10: H-O-L-L-O-W-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 hollowness?
Hollowness appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 hollowness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hollowness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hollowness
- hollownesses plural
- hollownesse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hollowness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being hollow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hollowness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state or quality of being hollow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | oquedad |
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 hollowness come from?
From hollow + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).