# loudness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,752

## Definitions
1. Strength of sound: how loud it is.
2. Strength of sound: how loud it is.

## Etymology
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.

## Common misspellings (10)
`lloudness`, `loduness`, `louddness`, `loudenss`, `loudnes`, `loudnness`, `loudnses`, `loundess`, `luodness`, `oludness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loudness