wakefulness
/ˈweɪk.fʊl.nəs/noun
wakefulness is spelled W-A-K-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wakefulness means “The state of being wakeful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wakefulness is wakefulnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wakefulness?
| Letters | 11: W-A-K-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 wakefulness?
Wakefulness appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 wakefulness?
- /ˈweɪk.fʊl.nəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wakefulness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wakefulness
- wakefulnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wakefulness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being wakeful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wakefulness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being wakeful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éveil, vigilance |
| German | Wachsamkeit, Aufmerksamkeit, Schlaflosigkeit, Wachheit, Vigilanz |
| Portuguese | vigília |
| Spanish | vigilia, vela |
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 wakefulness come from?
From wakeful + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).