shrillness
noun
shrillness is spelled S-H-R-I-L-L-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shrillness means “The property of being shrill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shrillness is shrillnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in shrillness?
| Letters | 10: S-H-R-I-L-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 shrillness?
Shrillness appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 shrillness
- shrillnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrillness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being shrill.
The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt.
- 2
The result or product of being shrill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shrillness come from?
From shrill + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).