readiness
/ˈɹɛdinəs/noun
readiness is spelled R-E-A-D-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, readiness means “The state or degree of being ready; preparedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of readiness is readinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in readiness?
| Letters | 9: R-E-A-D-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is readiness?
Readiness appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 readiness?
- /ˈɹɛdinəs/
Readiness has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-readiness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of readiness
- readinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does readiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
readiness for civil emergencies
- 2
Willingness.
his readiness to help
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Readiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or degree of being ready:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | préparation |
| German | Bereitschaft |
| Portuguese | prontidão |
| Spanish | listeza |
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 readiness come from?
From ready + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).