tactlessness
noun
tactlessness is spelled T-A-C-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tactlessness means “The state or quality of being tactless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tactlessness is tactlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in tactlessness?
| Letters | 12: T-A-C-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 tactlessness?
Tactlessness appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of tactlessness
- tactlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tactlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being tactless.
His tactlessness combined with his bluntness made him many enemies.
- 2
The result or product of being tactless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tactlessness come from?
From tactless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).