unevenness
noun
unevenness is spelled U-N-E-V-E-N-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unevenness means “The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unevenness is unevennesses.
How many letters and syllables are in unevenness?
| Letters | 10: U-N-E-V-E-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 unevenness?
Unevenness appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 unevenness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unevenness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unevenness
- unevennesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unevenness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.
- 2
The result or product of being uneven.
- 3
A rough or uneven thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unevenness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | desnível, desnivelamento |
| Spanish | desnivel , desnivelación |
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 unevenness come from?
From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).