vagueness
noun
vagueness is spelled V-A-G-U-E-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vagueness means “The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vagueness is vaguenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in vagueness?
| Letters | 9: V-A-G-U-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 vagueness?
Vagueness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 vagueness?
Vagueness has 2 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).
Forms of vagueness
- vaguenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vagueness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
Near-synonyms: ambiguousness, ambiguity
- 2
Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vagueness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being unclear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unklarheit, Vagheit, Verschwommenheit |
| Portuguese | vagueza, vaguidão, vaguidade |
| Spanish | vaguedad, inconcreción |
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 vagueness come from?
From vague + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).