sparseness
noun
sparseness is spelled S-P-A-R-S-E-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sparseness means “The state or quality of being sparse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sparseness is sparsenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in sparseness?
| Letters | 10: S-P-A-R-S-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 sparseness?
Sparseness appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 sparseness
- sparsenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparseness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being sparse.
The sparseness of the hair on his head made him long for his full-haired youth.
- 2
rareThe result or product of being sparse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sparseness come from?
From sparse + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).