colorless

/ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/

//ˈkʌl.ə.ləs// adj

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"colorless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“colorless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,154
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US standard spelling of colourless.

Corpus desk

Index EN-colorless · colorless · English

colorless · rank #28,154 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,154
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH concave

Nearest frequency peer: concave (+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 “colorless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colorless” 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
Key facts for colorless
PropertyValue
Headwordcolorless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,154
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “colorless”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “concave” (#28,155), “cleanly” (#28,152), “chino” (#28,151). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “colorless” is #28,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around colorless (IPA /ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,154 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "US standard spelling of colourless.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for colorless, with forms such as "ccolorless", "cloorless", and "collorless". 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From color + -less. The correct English form is colorless, spelled C-O-L-O-R-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    US standard spelling of colourless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.

Etymology

From color + -less.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolorless
  • cloorless
  • collorless
  • cololress
  • colorelss
  • colorles
  • colorlless
  • colorlses
  • colorrless
  • colroless
  • coolrless
  • oclorless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colorless - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccolorless1cloorless2collorless1cololress2colorelss2colorles1colorlless1colorlses2
Edit distance from "colorless"

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 "colorless"?
"colorless" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-L-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/.
What does "colorless" mean?
As an adjective, "colorless" means: US standard spelling of colourless.
What are common misspellings of "colorless"?
Common misspellings include "ccolorless", "cloorless", "collorless", "cololress", "colorelss". The correct spelling is "colorless".
How do you pronounce "colorless"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colorless" is /ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/. 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 "colorless"?
From color + -less. 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 "colorless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list