meticulousness
noun
meticulousness is spelled M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meticulousness means “The state or characteristic of being meticulous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meticulousness?
| Letters | 14: M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 meticulousness?
Meticulousness appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
What does meticulousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or characteristic of being meticulous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meticulousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or characteristic of being meticulous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méticulosité |
| German | Akribie, peinliche Genauigkeit, Gewissenhaftigkeit |
| Portuguese | meticulosidade |
| Spanish | meticulosidad, menudencia |
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 meticulousness come from?
From meticulous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).