lameness
noun
lameness is spelled L-A-M-E-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lameness means “An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lameness is lamenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in lameness?
| Letters | 8: L-A-M-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lameness?
Lameness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 lameness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lameness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lameness?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lameness.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nameless, maleness.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lameness
- lamenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lameness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
- 2
informalThe quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.
I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lameness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cojera , monsedad |
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 lameness come from?
From lame + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).