longsuffering
adjective, noun
longsuffering is spelled L-O-N-G-S-U-F-F-E-R-I-N-G: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, longsuffering means “Alternative form of long-suffering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in longsuffering?
| Letters | 13: L-O-N-G-S-U-F-F-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 longsuffering?
Longsuffering appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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).
Forms of longsuffering
- more longsuffering comparative
- most longsuffering superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longsuffering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of long-suffering.
noun
- 1
Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does longsuffering come from?
From long + suffering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).