plainness
noun
plainness is spelled P-L-A-I-N-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plainness means “The condition of being plain (in all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plainness is plainnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in plainness?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-I-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 plainness?
Plainness appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 plainness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-plainness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plainness
- plainnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plainness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being plain (in all senses)
- 2
The product or result of being plain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plainness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of being plain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Einfachheit, Schlichtheit |
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 plainness come from?
From plain + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).