steadiness
/ˈstɛdinəs/noun
steadiness is spelled S-T-E-A-D-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steadiness means “The state of being steady” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steadiness is steadinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in steadiness?
| Letters | 10: S-T-E-A-D-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 steadiness?
Steadiness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 steadiness?
- /ˈstɛdinəs/
Steadiness has 3 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)-Aquild-steadiness.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-steadiness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of steadiness
- steadinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steadiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being steady.
- 2
The degree of stability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steadiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | firmeza , estabilidad |
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 steadiness come from?
From steady + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).