wellness
/ˈwɛl.nɪs/noun
wellness is spelled W-E-L-L-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wellness means “The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wellness is wellnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wellness?
| Letters | 8: W-E-L-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 wellness?
Wellness appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 wellness?
- US /ˈwɛl.nɪs/
- Australia /ˈwel.nɪs/
Wellness 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wellness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wellness
- wellnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wellness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness.
health and wellness
- 2
The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health.
She made a fortune as a wellness guru.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wellness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The quality or state of being in good health:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bien-être |
| German | Wohlbefinden, Wellness |
| Spanish | ben ser |
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 wellness come from?
From Middle English welnes, welenes. By surface analysis, well + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).