faithless

adj

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

The verdict

“faithless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,128
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-faithless · faithless · English

faithless · rank #42,128 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,128
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabulously

Nearest frequency peer: fabulously (-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 “faithless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “faithless” 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 faithless
PropertyValue
Headwordfaithless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,128
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “faithless”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fabulously” (#42,127), “falsetto” (#42,129), “exposé” (#42,126). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “faithless” is #42,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around faithless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,128 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for faithless, with forms such as "afithless", "faihtless", and "faithelss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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 Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -less. The correct English form is faithless, spelled F-A-I-T-H-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
  2. 2
    Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
  3. 3
    Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
  4. 4
    Not observant of promises or covenants.
  5. 5
    Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
  6. 6
    Serving to disappoint or deceive

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "You're so faithless about pills," he said, "that I'm not going to give you any."
  2. Menelaus, who fought to recover his faithless wife, has clearly rooted himself in Sparta for the remainder of his life […]

Etymology

From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -less.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afithless
  • faihtless
  • faithelss
  • faithhless
  • faithles
  • faithlless
  • faithlses
  • faitlhess
  • faitthless
  • fatihless
  • ffaithless
  • fiathless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afithless2faihtless2faithelss2faithhless1faithles1faithlless1faithlses2faitlhess2
Edit distance from "faithless"

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 "faithless"?
"faithless" is spelled F-A-I-T-H-L-E-S-S.
What does "faithless" mean?
As an adjective, "faithless" means: Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
What are common misspellings of "faithless"?
Common misspellings include "afithless", "faihtless", "faithelss", "faithhless", "faithles". The correct spelling is "faithless".
What is the origin of the word "faithless"?
From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -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 "faithless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list