arbitrariness
"arbitrariness" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arbitrariness” is uncommon English (frequency #81,118 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,118
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-arbitrariness · arbitrariness · English
arbitrariness · rank #81,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,118
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH arachidonic
Nearest frequency peer: arachidonic (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “arbitrariness”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Apollos
Apollos
18,888 corpus weight
- arachidonic
arachidonic
18,884 corpus weight
- arbitrarine…
arbitrariness
18,883 corpus weight
- Arezzo
Arezzo
18,882 corpus weight
- argosy
argosy
18,881 corpus weight
- arsenide
arsenide
18,879 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “arbitrariness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arbitrariness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #81,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “arbitrariness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
arbitrariness is uncommon English at frequency #81,118 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arbitrariness in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From arbitrary + -ness. The correct English form is arbitrariness, spelled A-R-B-I-T-R-A-R-I-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arbitrariness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Passion, providence, and imitation are conventionally the respective ruling forces of these three processes. Yet to take them at face value, as an innocent reading of the poem might advise, would be to betray Garcilaso’s own efforts, in this sonnet and elsewhere, to expose the arbitrariness of grandiose idealist concepts such as Platonic love and providen…
Etymology
From arbitrary + -ness.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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