correctness

noun

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"correctness" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“correctness” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,334
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Freedom from error.

Corpus desk

Index EN-correctness · correctness · English

correctness · rank #17,334 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,334
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cornerstone

Nearest frequency peer: cornerstone (-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 “correctness”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “correctness” 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 correctness
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrectness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,334
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “correctness”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).correctnesslands 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 “cornerstone” (#17,333), “counterfeit” (#17,335), “Damian” (#17,336). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “correctness” is #17,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around correctness, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,334 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for correctness, with forms such as "ccorrectness", "corectness", and "corerctness". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From correct + -ness. The correct English form is correctness, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Freedom from error.
  2. 2
    Conformity to the truth or to fact.
  3. 3
    Conformity to recognized standards.
  4. 4
    The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons..
  2. I mean, people who talk about political correctness as being a kind of thought police have no idea of what a thought police is. But political correctness does have the same mentality. It means that intellectual argument is doomed. Objective truth simply becomes a thing to jeer at, because obviously there's no such thing as objectivity—unless of course you…

Etymology

From correct + -ness.

Antonyms

incorrectness

This word in other languages

corrección(Español)exactitude(Français)Richtigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrectness
  • corectness
  • corerctness
  • corrcetness
  • correcctness
  • correcntess
  • correctenss
  • correctnes
  • correctnness
  • correctnses
  • correcttness
  • corretcness
  • crorectness
  • ocrrectness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccorrectness1corectness1corerctness2corrcetness2correcctness1correcntess2correctenss2correctnes1
Edit distance from "correctness"

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 "correctness"?
"correctness" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-N-E-S-S.
What does "correctness" mean?
As a noun, "correctness" means: Freedom from error.
What are common misspellings of "correctness"?
Common misspellings include "ccorrectness", "corectness", "corerctness", "corrcetness", "correcctness". The correct spelling is "correctness".
What is the origin of the word "correctness"?
From correct + -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 "correctness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cornerstone#17,333counterfeit#17,335conditioner#17,327coefficient#17,322

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

clinically14 variantsdismissing14 variantscentenary14 variantsbrilliance14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list