courageousness

noun

"courageousness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“courageousness” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - the state of being courageous

Key facts for courageousness
PropertyValue
Headwordcourageousness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “courageousness” sits in English frequency

courageousness falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for courageousness is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "the state of being courageous".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for courageousness, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From courageous + -ness. The correct English form is courageousness, spelled C-O-U-R-A-G-E-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    the state of being courageous

Etymology

From courageous + -ness.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "courageousness"?
"courageousness" is spelled C-O-U-R-A-G-E-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.
What does "courageousness" mean?
As a noun, "courageousness" means: the state of being courageous
What is the origin of the word "courageousness"?
From courageous + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “courageousness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-U-R-A-G-E-O-U-S-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list