vindictiveness
/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/noun
vindictiveness is spelled V-I-N-D-I-C-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vindictiveness means “The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vindictiveness is vindictivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in vindictiveness?
| Letters | 14: V-I-N-D-I-C-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 vindictiveness?
Vindictiveness appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 vindictiveness?
- US /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/
- US /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nɪs/
Vindictiveness has 4 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-vindictiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vindictiveness
- vindictivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vindictiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vindictiveness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a malevolent desire for revenge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | revanchisme |
| Portuguese | revanchismo |
| Spanish | revanchismo |
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 vindictiveness come from?
From vindictive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).