ridiculousness
noun
ridiculousness is spelled R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ridiculousness means “The characteristic of being ridiculous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ridiculousness is ridiculousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in ridiculousness?
| Letters | 14: R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 ridiculousness?
Ridiculousness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 ridiculousness
- ridiculousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ridiculousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being ridiculous.
- 2
The result of being ridiculous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ridiculousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of being ridiculous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ridiculité |
| German | Lächerlichkeit |
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 ridiculousness come from?
From ridiculous + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).