Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oftenness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: of-ten-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of happening often; frequency.

Uncountable

Etymology

From often + -ness. Compare Middle English oftnes (“frequency”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: often

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

frequency frequence

Questions

What does oftenness mean?: The quality of happening often; frequency.
Where does oftenness come from?: From often + -ness. Compare Middle English oftnes (“frequency”).

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