wickedness
/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/noun
wickedness is spelled W-I-C-K-E-D-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wickedness means “The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wickedness is wickednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wickedness?
| Letters | 10: W-I-C-K-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 wickedness?
Wickedness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 wickedness?
- /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/
Wickedness has 3 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)-Vininn126-wickedness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wickedness
- wickednesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wickedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- 2
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wickedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méchanceté, perversité , iniquité, mauvaise action |
| German | Bosheit |
| Spanish | maldad, perversidad, perversión, malicia |
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 wickedness come from?
Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).