kindness
/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/noun
kindness is spelled K-I-N-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kindness means “The state of being kind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kindness is kindnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in kindness?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st 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 kindness?
Kindness appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 kindness?
- /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/
- /ˈkaɪnd.nɪs/
Kindness 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-kindness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kindness
- kindnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kindness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being kind.
Jamie's kindness is legendary, so much that people have taken advantage of her.
- 2
An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kindness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bonté |
| German | Liebenswürdigkeit |
| Portuguese | gentileza , caridade |
| Spanish | amabilidad, bondad |
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 kindness come from?
From Middle English kyndenesse, equivalent to kind + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).