# correctness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,334

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

## Etymology
From correct + -ness.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccorrectness`, `corectness`, `corerctness`, `corrcetness`, `correcctness`, `correcntess`, `correctenss`, `correctnes`, `correctnness`, `correctnses`, `correcttness`, `corretcness`, `crorectness`, `ocrrectness`

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