wretchedness
wretch·ed·ness/ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/noun
wretchedness is spelled W-R-E-T-C-H-E-D-N-E-S-S: 12 letters and 3 syllables (wretch·ed·ness). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wretchedness means “An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wretchedness is wretchednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wretchedness?
| Letters | 12: W-R-E-T-C-H-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: wretch·ed·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 wretchedness?
Wretchedness appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 wretchedness?
- /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/
Wretchedness has 3 syllables, split wretch·ed·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-wretchedness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wretchedness
- wretchednesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wretchedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
- 2
A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wretchedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erbarmungswürdigkeit, Armseligkeit, Erbärmlichkeit |
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 wretchedness come from?
From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).