truthfulness
/ˈtɹuθfəlnəs/noun
truthfulness is spelled T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, truthfulness means “The quality of being truthful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of truthfulness is truthfulnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in truthfulness?
| Letters | 12: T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 truthfulness?
Truthfulness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 truthfulness?
- /ˈtɹuθfəlnəs/
Truthfulness 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-truthfulness.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-truthfulness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of truthfulness
- truthfulnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does truthfulness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being truthful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Truthfulness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being truthful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | véracité |
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 truthfulness come from?
From truthful + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).