cleanliness

Name: cleanliness, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/

//ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“cleanliness” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,588. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,588
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cleanliness · cleanliness · English

cleanliness · rank #20,588 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #20,588
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH clothed

Nearest frequency peer: clothed (+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.

Charley

79,417
Chattanooga

79,416
Christchurch

79,415
cleanliness

79,413
clothed

79,412
coli

79,411

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

Key facts for cleanliness
Property	Value
Headword	cleanliness
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#20,588
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cleanliness”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cleanlinesslands here:

#20,588

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “clothed” (#20,589), “Christchurch” (#20,586), “coli” (#20,590). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cleanliness” is #20,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around cleanliness (IPA /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,588 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for cleanliness, with forms such as "ccleanliness", "celanliness", and "claenliness". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cleanly + -ness. The correct English form is cleanliness, spelled C-L-E-A-N-L-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

1
The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.
2
Ritual purity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.

Etymology

From cleanly + -ness.

This word in other languages

limpieza(Español)propreté(Français)Sauberkeit(Deutsch)limpeza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccleanliness
celanliness
claenliness
clealniness
cleanilness
cleanlienss
cleanlines
cleanlinness
cleanlinses
cleanlliness
cleanlniess
cleannliness
clenaliness
clleanliness
lceanliness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cleanliness - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "cleanliness"

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 "cleanliness"?

"cleanliness" is spelled C-L-E-A-N-L-I-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/.

What does "cleanliness" mean?

As a noun, "cleanliness" means: The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

What are common misspellings of "cleanliness"?

Common misspellings include "ccleanliness", "celanliness", "claenliness", "clealniness", "cleanilness". The correct spelling is "cleanliness".

How do you pronounce "cleanliness"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cleanliness" is /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "cleanliness"?

From cleanly + -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 "cleanliness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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