coldness

/ˈkoʊldnəs/

//ˈkoʊldnəs// noun

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"coldness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coldness” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,695
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The relative lack of heat.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coldness · coldness · English

coldness · rank #44,695 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,695
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH CLC

Nearest frequency peer: CLC (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coldness”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coldness vs coolness
75% similar
coldness vs cordless
75% similar
coldness vs calmness
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coldness
PropertyValue
Headwordcoldness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkoʊldnəs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,695
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coldness”

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).coldnesslands here:

#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 “CLC” (#44,694), “coleslaw” (#44,696), “collard” (#44,697). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coldness” is #44,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around coldness (IPA /ˈkoʊldnəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,695 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for coldness, with forms such as "ccoldness", "clodness", and "codlness". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "coolness", "cordless", "calmness", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldn… The correct English form is coldness, spelled C-O-L-D-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The relative lack of heat.
  2. 2
    The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
  3. 3
    Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
  4. 4
    The reciprocal of absolute temperature.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature.
  2. (article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies.

Etymology

From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).

This word in other languages

frío(Español)froideur(Français)Kälte(Deutsch)frio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoldness
  • clodness
  • codlness
  • colddness
  • coldenss
  • coldnes
  • coldnness
  • coldnses
  • colldness
  • colndess
  • ocldness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coldness - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoldness1clodness2codlness2colddness1coldenss2coldnes1coldnness1coldnses2
Edit distance from "coldness"

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 "coldness"?
"coldness" is spelled C-O-L-D-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkoʊldnəs/.
What does "coldness" mean?
As a noun, "coldness" means: The relative lack of heat.
What words are commonly confused with "coldness"?
"coldness" is commonly confused with "coolness", "cordless", "calmness". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coldness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coldness" is /ˈkoʊldnəs/. 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 "coldness"?
From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenis... 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 "coldness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coleslaw#44,696courtier#44,714cultivar#44,719Dagenham#44,722

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list