# consciousness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ · frequency rank #5,774

## Definitions
1. The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
2. The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
3. The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
4. The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
5. A being with cognition.

## Etymology
From conscious + -ness.

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconsciousness`, `cnosciousness`, `concsiousness`, `connsciousness`, `conscciousness`, `consciosuness`, `consciounsess`, `consciousenss`, `consciousnes`, `consciousnness`, `consciousnses`, `conscioussness`, `consciuosness`, `conscoiusness`, `consicousness`, `conssciousness`, `cosnciousness`, `ocnsciousness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/consciousness