persuasiveness
/pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/noun
persuasiveness is spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, persuasiveness means “The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in persuasiveness?
| Letters | 14: P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 persuasiveness?
Persuasiveness appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 persuasiveness?
- UK /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/
Persuasiveness has 4 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).
What does persuasiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).