watchfulness
noun
watchfulness is spelled W-A-T-C-H-F-U-L-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, watchfulness means “The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of watchfulness is watchfulnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in watchfulness?
| Letters | 12: W-A-T-C-H-F-U-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 watchfulness?
Watchfulness appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Forms of watchfulness
- watchfulnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does watchfulness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Watchfulness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense alertness, vigilance or wakefulness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | vigilia |
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 watchfulness come from?
From watchful + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).