pretentiousness
noun
pretentiousness is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pretentiousness means “The quality of being pretentious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pretentiousness is pretentiousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in pretentiousness?
| Letters | 15: P-R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 pretentiousness?
Pretentiousness appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 pretentiousness
- pretentiousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pretentiousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being pretentious.
Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pretentiousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pretenciosidad, pretención |
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 pretentiousness come from?
From pretentious + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).