smallness
noun
smallness is spelled S-M-A-L-L-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, smallness means “The state or quality of being small” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of smallness is smallnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in smallness?
| Letters | 9: S-M-A-L-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 smallness?
Smallness appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 smallness?
Smallness 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).
Forms of smallness
- smallnesses plural
- smallnesse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smallness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being small.
His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.
- 2
The result or product of being small.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smallness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being small:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | petitesse |
| German | Kleinheit |
| Portuguese | pequenez, pequeneza |
| Spanish | pequeñez, menudencia |
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 smallness come from?
From Middle English smalnesse; equivalent to small + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).