tediousness
noun
tediousness is spelled T-E-D-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tediousness means “The quality of being tedious; tedium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tediousness is tediousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in tediousness?
| Letters | 11: T-E-D-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 tediousness?
Tediousness appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 tediousness?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tediousness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tediousness
- tediousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tediousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being tedious; tedium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tediousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being tedious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monotonie, ennui |
| Spanish | prolijidad |
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 tediousness come from?
From Middle English tediosenes, tediousenesse, tediousnesse, tedusnes, teduysnes, tedyousnes; equivalent to tedious + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).