sureness
/ˈʃʊɹnəs/noun
sureness is spelled S-U-R-E-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. 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, sureness means “The property of being sure, certainty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sureness is surenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in sureness?
| Letters | 8: S-U-R-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| 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 sureness?
Sureness 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 sureness?
- UK /ˈʃʊənəs/
- UK /ˈʃɔːnəs/
- US /ˈʃʊɹnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sureness
- surenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sureness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being sure, certainty.
His sureness was born of having looked it up in a reputable reference book.
- 2
The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability.
The surgeon's sureness was the result of long study in school and long practice in the operating room, never did he hesitate and never was there a mis-move.
- 3
rareThe result or product of being sure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sureness come from?
From Middle English surenes; equivalent to sure + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).