rudeness
noun
rudeness is spelled R-U-D-E-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rudeness means “The property of being rude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rudeness is rudenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in rudeness?
| Letters | 8: R-U-D-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 rudeness?
Rudeness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 rudeness?
Rudeness has 2 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-rudeness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rudeness
- rudenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rudeness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being rude.
His rudeness was inexcusable.
- 2
A rude remark or behaviour.
I'm sick of his rudenesses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rudeness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impolitesse |
| German | Grobheit, Unhöflichkeit , grobe Bemerkung, grobes Benehmen, unhöfliches Benehmen |
| Portuguese | grosseria |
| Spanish | grosería, ordinariez |
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 rudeness come from?
From Middle English rudenesse, equivalent to rude + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).