deliciousness

noun

"deliciousness" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deliciousness” is uncommon English (frequency #55,374 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,374
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being delicious.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deliciousness · deliciousness · English

deliciousness · rank #55,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,374
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depreciate

Nearest frequency peer: depreciate (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “deliciousness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “deliciousness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deliciousness
PropertyValue
Headworddeliciousness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “deliciousness” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).deliciousnessfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “depreciate” (#55,375), “DCU” (#55,371), “Dagon” (#55,368). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deliciousness” is #55,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deliciousness is uncommon English at frequency #55,374 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being delicious.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for deliciousness, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From delicious + -ness. The correct English form is deliciousness, spelled D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being delicious.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Near-synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability

Etymology

From delicious + -ness.

This word in other languages

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 "deliciousness"?
"deliciousness" is spelled D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.
What does "deliciousness" mean?
As a noun, "deliciousness" means: The state or quality of being delicious.
What is the origin of the word "deliciousness"?
From delicious + -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 "deliciousness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list