politeness
po·lite·ness/pəˈlaɪtnəs/noun
politeness is spelled P-O-L-I-T-E-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (po·lite·ness). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, politeness means “The quality of being polite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of politeness is politenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in politeness?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-I-T-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: po·lite·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 politeness?
Politeness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 politeness?
- /pəˈlaɪtnəs/
- /pəˈləɪʔnəs/
- /pəˈlo̞ɪʔnəs/
Politeness has 3 syllables, split po·lite·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-politeness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of politeness
- politenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does politeness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being polite.
- 2
A polite act.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Politeness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of being polite:
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 politeness come from?
From polite + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).