togetherness
noun
togetherness is spelled T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, togetherness means “The state or quality of being together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of togetherness is togethernesses.
How many letters and syllables are in togetherness?
| Letters | 12: T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th 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 togetherness?
Togetherness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 togetherness?
- US
Togetherness has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-togetherness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of togetherness
- togethernesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does togetherness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being together.
- 2
The result or product of being together.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Togetherness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zweisamkeit, Zusammengehörigkeit |
| Portuguese | comunhão |
| Spanish | unión |
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 togetherness come from?
From together + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).