receptiveness
noun
receptiveness is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, receptiveness means “the characteristic of being receptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of receptiveness is receptivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in receptiveness?
| Letters | 13: R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 receptiveness?
Receptiveness appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 receptiveness?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-receptiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of receptiveness
- receptivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does receptiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the characteristic of being receptive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Receptiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the characteristic of being receptive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réceptivité |
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 receptiveness come from?
From receptive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).