lightheadedness
light·head·ed·nessnoun
lightheadedness is spelled L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-D-E-D-N-E-S-S: 15 letters and 4 syllables (light·head·ed·ness). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lightheadedness means “The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lightheadedness?
| Letters | 15: L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-D-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: light·head·ed·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 lightheadedness?
Lightheadedness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 lightheadedness?
Lightheadedness has 4 syllables, split light·head·ed·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lightheadedness
- light-headedness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lightheadedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
The lightheadedness passed once I lay down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lightheadedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property of feeling lighheaded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Benommenheit |
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 lightheadedness come from?
From light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).