preposterousness
noun
preposterousness is spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-T-E-R-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preposterousness means “The quality of being preposterous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preposterousness?
| Letters | 16: P-R-E-P-O-S-T-E-R-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 preposterousness?
Preposterousness appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
What does preposterousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being preposterous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preposterousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being preposterous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Absurdität |
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 preposterousness come from?
From preposterous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).