suppleness
noun
suppleness is spelled S-U-P-P-L-E-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suppleness means “The quality of being supple; litheness, flexibility, pliability, manageability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suppleness is supplenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in suppleness?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-P-L-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 suppleness?
Suppleness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 suppleness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-suppleness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suppleness
- supplenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suppleness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being supple; litheness, flexibility, pliability, manageability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suppleness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being supple:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souplesse |
| German | Geschmeidigkeit, Flexibilität |
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 suppleness come from?
From supple + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).