depravedness

noun

"depravedness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“depravedness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being depraved; depravity

Corpus desk

Index EN-depravedness · depravedness · English

depravedness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for depravedness
PropertyValue
Headworddepravedness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “depravedness” in English

depravednessranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

depravedness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being depraved; depravity".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for depravedness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From depraved + -ness. The correct English form is depravedness, spelled D-E-P-R-A-V-E-D-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being depraved; depravity

Etymology

From depraved + -ness.

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 "depravedness"?
"depravedness" is spelled D-E-P-R-A-V-E-D-N-E-S-S.
What does "depravedness" mean?
As a noun, "depravedness" means: The state of being depraved; depravity
What is the origin of the word "depravedness"?
From depraved + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list