nervousness
noun
nervousness is spelled N-E-R-V-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nervousness means “The state or quality of being nervous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nervousness is nervousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in nervousness?
| Letters | 11: N-E-R-V-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nervousness?
Nervousness appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 nervousness?
- US
Nervousness has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-nervousness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nervousness
- nervousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nervousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being nervous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nervousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being nervous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nervosité |
| German | Nervosität, Unruhe |
| Portuguese | nervosismo, nervosia |
| Spanish | nerviosidad, nerviosismo, intranquilidad |
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 nervousness come from?
From nervous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).