uprightness
/ˌʌpˈɹaɪtnəs/noun
uprightness is spelled U-P-R-I-G-H-T-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uprightness means “The state of being honest, honourable, and moral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uprightness is uprightnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in uprightness?
| Letters | 11: U-P-R-I-G-H-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 uprightness?
Uprightness appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 uprightness?
- /ˌʌpˈɹaɪtnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uprightness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uprightness
- uprightnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uprightness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
You are responsible only for your own uprightness. See to that and all else will take care of itself. - Miles Williams Mathis
- 2
The state of being erect or vertical.
- 3
The product or result of being upright.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uprightness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | droiture, intégrité, rectitude , aplomb |
| German | Redlichkeit, Aufrichtigkeit, Ehrenhaftigkeit, Anständigkeit |
| Spanish | rectitud, integridad, honradez, probidad , erguimiento, derechura |
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 uprightness come from?
From upright + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).