craziness

noun

"craziness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“craziness” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,338 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#25,338
frequency rank, English
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

Key facts for craziness
PropertyValue
Headwordcraziness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,338
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “craziness” 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). craziness lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for craziness is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #25,338 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for craziness, with forms such as "carziness", "ccraziness", and "craizness". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crazy + -ness. The correct English form is craziness, spelled C-R-A-Z-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
  2. 2
    The state of being broken down or weakened
  3. 3
    The result or product of being crazy.

Etymology

From crazy + -ness.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: carziness,ccraziness,craizness,crazienss,crazines,crazinness,crazinses,crazniess,crazziness,crraziness,crzainess,rcaziness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

carziness2ccraziness1craizness2crazienss2crazines1crazinness1crazinses2crazniess2
Edit distance from "craziness"

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 "craziness"?
"craziness" is spelled C-R-A-Z-I-N-E-S-S.
What does "craziness" mean?
As a noun, "craziness" means: The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
What are common misspellings of "craziness"?
Common misspellings include "carziness", "ccraziness", "craizness", "crazienss", "crazines". The correct spelling is "craziness".
What is the origin of the word "craziness"?
From crazy + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “craziness”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-Z-I-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