steepness
noun
steepness is spelled S-T-E-E-P-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steepness means “The state or quality of being steep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steepness is steepnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in steepness?
| Letters | 9: S-T-E-E-P-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 steepness?
Steepness appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 steepness?
- US
Steepness 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-steepness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of steepness
- steepnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steepness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being steep.
The steepness of the hill caused the accident.
- 2
The result or product of being steep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steepness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being steep:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escarpement |
| Spanish | empinamiento |
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 steepness come from?
From steep + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).