competitiveness

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/

//kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs// noun

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"competitiveness" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“competitiveness” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,987
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being competitive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-competitiveness · competitiveness · English

competitiveness · rank #15,987 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,987
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clans

Nearest frequency peer: clans (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “competitiveness”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “competitiveness” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for competitiveness
PropertyValue
Headwordcompetitiveness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/
Letters15
Frequency rank#15,987
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “competitiveness” 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).competitiveness lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around competitiveness (IPA /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,987 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state of being competitive.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for competitiveness, with forms such as "ccompetitiveness", "cmopetitiveness", and "comeptitiveness". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From competitive + -ness. The correct English form is competitiveness, spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being competitive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Manhattanville College in Purchase, N. Y., has joined a small but growing [movement] back to the practice of awarding letter grades after a year's experiment with a nonletter system that was seen as a way of reducing the competitiveness and authoritarian quality of [letter] grading.

Etymology

From competitive + -ness.

Synonyms

competitivity

This word in other languages

compétitivité(Français)Wettbewerbsfähigkeit(Deutsch)competitividade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompetitiveness
  • cmopetitiveness
  • comeptitiveness
  • commpetitiveness
  • compeittiveness
  • competiitveness
  • competitievness
  • competitiveenss
  • competitivenes
  • competitivenness
  • competitivenses
  • competitivneess
  • competitivveness
  • competittiveness
  • competitvieness
  • compettiiveness
  • compettitiveness
  • comppetitiveness
  • compteitiveness
  • copmetitiveness
  • ocmpetitiveness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of competitiveness - 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.

ccompetitiveness1cmopetitiveness2comeptitiveness2commpetitiveness1compeittiveness2competiitveness2competitievness2competitiveenss2
Edit distance from "competitiveness"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "competitiveness"?
"competitiveness" is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/.
What does "competitiveness" mean?
As a noun, "competitiveness" means: The state of being competitive.
What are common misspellings of "competitiveness"?
Common misspellings include "ccompetitiveness", "cmopetitiveness", "comeptitiveness", "commpetitiveness", "compeittiveness". The correct spelling is "competitiveness".
How do you pronounce "competitiveness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "competitiveness" is /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/. 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 "competitiveness"?
From competitive + -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 "competitiveness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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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