worthiness
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/noun
worthiness is spelled W-O-R-T-H-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, worthiness means “The state or quality of having value or merit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of worthiness is worthinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in worthiness?
| Letters | 10: W-O-R-T-H-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 worthiness?
Worthiness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 worthiness?
- /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/
Worthiness 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)-Vealhurl-worthiness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of worthiness
- worthinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worthiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of having value or merit.
- 2
The result or product of having value or merit.
- 3
The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
- 4
The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does worthiness come from?
From Middle English worthynesse, equivalent to worthy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).