emotionless

adj

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"emotionless" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emotionless” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,680
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking emotion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emotionless · emotionless · English

emotionless · rank #40,680 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,680
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH emphysema

Nearest frequency peer: emphysema (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “emotionless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “emotionless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emotionless
PropertyValue
Headwordemotionless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,680
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emotionless”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “emphysema” (#40,681), “endometriosis” (#40,682), “electrolysis” (#40,677). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emotionless” is #40,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around emotionless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,680 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lacking emotion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for emotionless, with forms such as "emmotionless", "emoitonless", and "emotinoless". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From emotion + -less. The correct English form is emotionless, spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking emotion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Overhanging her precarious body was a jaundiced face whose skin resembled a sheet of parchment paper punctured by two emotionless eyes.
  2. “I'd admit the past & monsterize myself in the eyes of the jury,” he wrote. “I would try to be emotionless, to add credibility to that monsterization.

Etymology

From emotion + -less.

Synonyms

alexithymic

This word in other languages

gefühllos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmotionless
  • emoitonless
  • emotinoless
  • emotiolness
  • emotionelss
  • emotionles
  • emotionlless
  • emotionlses
  • emotionnless
  • emotoinless
  • emottionless
  • emtoionless
  • eomtionless
  • meotionless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emotionless - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emmotionless1emoitonless2emotinoless2emotiolness2emotionelss2emotionles1emotionlless1emotionlses2
Edit distance from "emotionless"

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 "emotionless"?
"emotionless" is spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-L-E-S-S.
What does "emotionless" mean?
As an adjective, "emotionless" means: Lacking emotion.
What are common misspellings of "emotionless"?
Common misspellings include "emmotionless", "emoitonless", "emotinoless", "emotiolness", "emotionelss". The correct spelling is "emotionless".
What is the origin of the word "emotionless"?
From emotion + -less. 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 "emotionless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deleterious#40,647cytoplasmic#40,642hypertrophy#40,746Kilimanjaro#40,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

emphysema14 variantsextractor14 variantsdriftwood14 variantsdistilling14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list