stinginess
noun
stinginess is spelled S-T-I-N-G-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stinginess means “The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stinginess is stinginesses.
How many letters and syllables are in stinginess?
| Letters | 10: S-T-I-N-G-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 stinginess?
Stinginess appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 stinginess?
Stinginess 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)-Vealhurl-stinginess.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stinginess
- stinginesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stinginess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stinginess in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of generosity:
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 stinginess come from?
From stingy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).