obsessiveness
noun
obsessiveness is spelled O-B-S-E-S-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obsessiveness means “The characteristic of being obsessive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obsessiveness?
| Letters | 13: O-B-S-E-S-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 obsessiveness?
Obsessiveness appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 obsessiveness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-obsessiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does obsessiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being obsessive.
His obsessiveness makes it hard to get a word in when you talk to him.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obsessiveness come from?
From obsessive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).