uncanniness
noun
uncanniness is spelled U-N-C-A-N-N-I-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uncanniness means “The state or condition of being uncanny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uncanniness is uncanninesses.
How many letters and syllables are in uncanniness?
| Letters | 11: U-N-C-A-N-N-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 uncanniness?
Uncanniness appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 uncanniness
- uncanninesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncanniness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being uncanny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uncanniness come from?
From uncanny + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).