sameness
same·ness/ˈseɪmnəs/noun
sameness is spelled S-A-M-E-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (same·ness). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sameness means “The quality of being the same; identity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sameness is samenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in sameness?
| Letters | 8: S-A-M-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: same·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 sameness?
Sameness appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 sameness?
- US /ˈseɪmnəs/
Sameness has 2 syllables, split same·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-sameness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sameness
- samenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sameness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being the same; identity.
- 2
The state of being equivalent; equality.
- 3
A tiring lack of variety; monotony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sameness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gleichheit, Gleichartigkeit , Gleichförmigkeit |
| Spanish | mismidad |
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 sameness come from?
From same + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).