attractiveness

noun

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"attractiveness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“attractiveness” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,843
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being attractive or engaging.

Corpus desk

Index EN-attractiveness · attractiveness · English

attractiveness · rank #20,843 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,843
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH attest

Nearest frequency peer: attest (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “attractiveness”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “attractiveness” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for attractiveness
PropertyValue
Headwordattractiveness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#20,843
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “attractiveness”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).attractivenesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “attest” (#20,842), “Athena” (#20,841), “auditory” (#20,845). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “attractiveness” is #20,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around attractiveness, anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,843 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for attractiveness, with forms such as "atractiveness", "atrtactiveness", and "attarctiveness". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From attractive + -ness. The correct English form is attractiveness, spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being attractive or engaging.
  2. 2
    The result of being attractive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how attractiveness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ...
  2. The plants are equally attractive when different-colored zebrinas are trained on a fan-shaped or rectangular trellis. The rose-colored flowers, of which new ones blossom each morning, add to the attractiveness of this viny, succulent herb.

Etymology

From attractive + -ness.

Synonyms

attractionattractivity

This word in other languages

atractivo(Español)attractivité(Français)Zugkraft(Deutsch)atrativo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atractiveness
  • atrtactiveness
  • attarctiveness
  • attracctiveness
  • attracitveness
  • attractievness
  • attractiveenss
  • attractivenes
  • attractivenness
  • attractivenses
  • attractivneess
  • attractivveness
  • attracttiveness
  • attractvieness
  • attratciveness
  • attrcativeness
  • attrractiveness
  • tatractiveness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attractiveness - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atractiveness1atrtactiveness2attarctiveness2attracctiveness1attracitveness2attractievness2attractiveenss2attractivenes1
Edit distance from "attractiveness"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attractiveness"?
"attractiveness" is spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "attractiveness" mean?
As a noun, "attractiveness" means: The state of being attractive or engaging.
What are common misspellings of "attractiveness"?
Common misspellings include "atractiveness", "atrtactiveness", "attarctiveness", "attracctiveness", "attracitveness". The correct spelling is "attractiveness".
What is the origin of the word "attractiveness"?
From attractive + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "attractiveness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Fitzpatrick18 variantsremuneration18 variantsreceptionist18 variantspolarization18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list