loudness
noun
loudness is spelled L-O-U-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loudness means “The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loudness is loudnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in loudness?
| Letters | 8: L-O-U-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 loudness?
Loudness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 loudness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-loudness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loudness
- loudnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loudness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
- 2
The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loudness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Lautheit, Lautstärkepegel, Lautstärke , Schalldruckpegel |
| Spanish | sonoridad, estrepitez, intensidad sónica, intensidad acústica , volumen |
| French | bruyance |
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 loudness come from?
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).