responsiveness
/ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv.nɪs/noun
responsiveness is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, responsiveness means “The quality or state of being responsive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of responsiveness is responsivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in responsiveness?
| Letters | 14: R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 responsiveness?
Responsiveness appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 responsiveness?
- UK /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/
- US /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv.nɪs/
- Canada /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/
Responsiveness has 4 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-responsiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of responsiveness
- responsivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does responsiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being responsive.
- 2
The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences.
The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Responsiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality or state of being responsive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ansprechbarkeit, Ansprechschwelle, Empfindlichkeit, (Relais) Anzugsempfindlichkeit |
| Spanish | responsión (disused), responsividad |
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 responsiveness come from?
From responsive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).