# carelessness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/ · frequency rank #35,647

## Definitions
1. Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

## Etymology
From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.

## Common misspellings (15)
`acrelessness`, `caerlessness`, `careelssness`, `carelesness`, `carelesnsess`, `carelessenss`, `carelessnes`, `carelessnness`, `carelessnses`, `carellessness`, `carelsesness`, `carleessness`, `carrelessness`, `ccarelessness`, `craelessness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carelessness