starkness
stark·ness/ˈstɑɹknəs/noun
starkness is spelled S-T-A-R-K-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables (stark·ness). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, starkness means “The state or quality of being stark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of starkness is starknesses.
How many letters and syllables are in starkness?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-R-K-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stark·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 starkness?
Starkness appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 starkness?
- UK /ˈstɑːknəs/
- US /ˈstɑɹknəs/
Starkness has 2 syllables, split stark·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of starkness
- starknesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starkness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being stark.
- 2
The result or product of being stark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does starkness come from?
From Middle English starknes, starkenes, starkenesse, equivalent to stark + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).