# sharpness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,717

## Definitions
1. the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
2. the fineness of the point a pointed object.
3. The product or result of being sharp.
4. pungency or acidity.
5. distinctness, focus.
6. acuteness or acuity.
7. edge or blade

## Etymology
From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English sċearpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **shortness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharpness-vs-shortness)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsarpness`, `sahrpness`, `shaprness`, `sharnpess`, `sharpenss`, `sharpnes`, `sharpnness`, `sharpnses`, `sharppness`, `sharrpness`, `shharpness`, `shrapness`, `ssharpness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sharpness