cleanness
/ˈkliːn.nəs/
"cleanness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cleanness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moral purity; innocence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cleanness · cleanness · English
cleanness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cleanness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkliːn.nəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cleanness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cleanness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkliːn.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cleanness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English clǣnnes, corresponding to clean + -ness. The correct English form is cleanness, spelled C-L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Moral purity; innocence.
- 2The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cleanness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certes sayd the good man that is sothe / for he shalle be the best knyghte of the world and the fairest of alle the felauship / But wete yow wel there shall none atteyne it but by clennes that is pure confession
"But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers? "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are everything modern life tries to extirpate in favour of si…
Etymology
From Old English clǣnnes, corresponding to clean + -ness.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.