acridness
/ˈækɹɪdnəs/
"acridness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acridness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bitterness or acerbity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acridness · acridness · English
acridness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acridness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈækɹɪdnəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acridness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acridness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈækɹɪdnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for acridness in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From acrid + -ness. The correct English form is acridness, spelled A-C-R-I-D-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Bitterness or acerbity.
- 2An acrid taste or smell.
Etymology
From acrid + -ness.
Synonyms
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.