caffeine-free
"caffeine-free" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caffeine-free” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - free of or containing no caffeine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caffeine-free |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caffeine-free” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caffeine-free is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "free of or containing no caffeine.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caffeine-free in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From caffeine + -free. The correct English form is caffeine-free, spelled C-A-F-F-E-I-N-E---F-R-E-E.
Definition
- 1free of or containing no caffeine.
Etymology
From caffeine + -free.
Synonyms
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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 “caffeine-free”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-A-F-F-E-I-N-E---F-R-E-E - 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.