brokenness

noun

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"brokenness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brokenness” is uncommon English (frequency #64,231 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,231
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic of being broken.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brokenness · brokenness · English

brokenness · rank #64,231 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,231
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brights

Nearest frequency peer: brights (-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 “brokenness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “brokenness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brokenness
PropertyValue
Headwordbrokenness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,231
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “brokenness” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “brights” (#64,230), “brookside” (#64,232), “Brownian” (#64,233). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “brokenness” is #64,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brokenness is uncommon English at frequency #64,231 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The characteristic of being broken.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brokenness, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From broken + -ness. The correct English form is brokenness, spelled B-R-O-K-E-N-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The characteristic of being broken.

Etymology

From broken + -ness.

This word in other languages

abatimiento(Español)Zerrissenheit(Deutsch)

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 "brokenness"?
"brokenness" is spelled B-R-O-K-E-N-N-E-S-S.
What does "brokenness" mean?
As a noun, "brokenness" means: The characteristic of being broken.
What is the origin of the word "brokenness"?
From broken + -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 "brokenness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cistercian#64,269consistory#64,280Andronicus#64,178academical#64,157

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list