shrewdness
/ˈʃɹuːdnəs/noun
shrewdness is spelled S-H-R-E-W-D-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shrewdness means “The quality of being shrewd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shrewdness is shrewdnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in shrewdness?
| Letters | 10: S-H-R-E-W-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 shrewdness?
Shrewdness appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 shrewdness?
- /ˈʃɹuːdnəs/
Shrewdness 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-shrewdness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shrewdness
- shrewdnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrewdness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being shrewd.
- 2
A group of apes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shrewdness come from?
Inherited from Middle English schrewednesse. By surface analysis, shrewd + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).