peevishness
/ˈpivɪʃnəs/noun
peevishness is spelled P-E-E-V-I-S-H-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peevishness means “The state of being peevish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peevishness is peevishnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in peevishness?
| Letters | 11: P-E-E-V-I-S-H-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 peevishness?
Peevishness appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 peevishness?
- US /ˈpivɪʃnəs/
- US /-nɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peevishness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peevishness
- peevishnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peevishness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being peevish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peevishness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being peevish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gereiztheit, schlechte Laune |
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 peevishness come from?
From Middle English pevyshnesse, equivalent to peevish + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).