cloudiness

noun

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"cloudiness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cloudiness” is uncommon English (frequency #84,107 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,107
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.

Key facts for cloudiness
PropertyValue
Headwordcloudiness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cloudiness” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cloudiness lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cloudiness is uncommon English at frequency #84,107 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cloudiness, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cloudy + -ness. The correct English form is cloudiness, spelled C-L-O-U-D-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
  2. 2
    Of a liquid: the property of being murky.
  3. 3
    Of information, a writing style, etc.: the property of being obscure.

Etymology

From cloudy + -ness.

This word in other languages

nubosidad(Español)nébulosité(Français)

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 "cloudiness"?
"cloudiness" is spelled C-L-O-U-D-I-N-E-S-S.
What does "cloudiness" mean?
As a noun, "cloudiness" means: Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
What is the origin of the word "cloudiness"?
From cloudy + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “cloudiness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-U-D-I-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list