slovenliness
noun
slovenliness is spelled S-L-O-V-E-N-L-I-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slovenliness means “The state or quality of being slovenly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slovenliness is slovenlinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in slovenliness?
| Letters | 12: S-L-O-V-E-N-L-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 slovenliness?
Slovenliness appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 slovenliness?
Slovenliness has 4 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-slovenliness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slovenliness
- slovenlinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slovenliness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being slovenly.
- 2
The result or product of being slovenly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slovenliness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being slovenly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schludrigkeit, Nachlässigkeit |
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 slovenliness come from?
From slovenly + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).