abstemiousness
/æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/
"abstemiousness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abstemiousness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstemiousness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstemiousness” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abstemiousness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.".
Zero misspellings are on record for abstemiousness in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abstemious + -ness. The correct English form is abstemiousness, spelled A-B-S-T-E-M-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
Etymology
From abstemious + -ness.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “abstemiousness”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-S-T-E-M-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.