pointedness
noun
pointedness is spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-D-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pointedness means “The quality of being pointed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pointedness is pointednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in pointedness?
| Letters | 11: P-O-I-N-T-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 pointedness?
Pointedness appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of pointedness
- pointednesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pointedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being pointed
The pointedness of her criticism was impossible to miss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pointedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pointedness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spitzigkeit |
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 pointedness come from?
From pointed + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).