thankfulness
noun
thankfulness is spelled T-H-A-N-K-F-U-L-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thankfulness means “The state of being thankful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thankfulness is thankfulnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in thankfulness?
| Letters | 12: T-H-A-N-K-F-U-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 thankfulness?
Thankfulness appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 thankfulness?
Thankfulness 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).
Forms of thankfulness
- thankfulnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thankfulness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being thankful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thankfulness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of showing thanks:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gratitude, reconnaissance |
| German | Dankbarkeit |
| Portuguese | gratidão |
| Spanish | gratitud, agradecimiento, conoscencia |
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 thankfulness come from?
From thankful + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).