cashless
"cashless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cashless” is uncommon English (frequency #52,840 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,840
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Operating without the need for cash, such as by accepting nondigital, noncash forms of payment (e.g., chit, cheques, money orders) or (in the 21st century, usually) using digital payment methods (e...
Corpus desk
Index EN-cashless · cashless · English
cashless · rank #52,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,840
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Carmody
Nearest frequency peer: Carmody (-2 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 “cashless”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- butyl
butyl
47,168 corpus weight
- canonization
canonization
47,166 corpus weight
- capitulate
capitulate
47,165 corpus weight
- Carmody
Carmody
47,163 corpus weight
- cashless
cashless
47,161 corpus weight
- Catskill
Catskill
47,159 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cashless” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cashless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cashless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cashless is uncommon English at frequency #52,840 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cashless in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cash + -less. The correct English form is cashless, spelled C-A-S-H-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Operating without the need for cash, such as by accepting nondigital, noncash forms of payment (e.g., chit, cheques, money orders) or (in the 21st century, usually) using digital payment methods (e-payment).
- 2Having no money.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cashless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
cashless payment system
cashless restaurant
Etymology
From cash + -less.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).