fearlessness

/ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/

//ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs// noun

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

The verdict

“fearlessness” is uncommon English (frequency #55,430 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,430
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-fearlessness · fearlessness · English

fearlessness · rank #55,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,430
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH featureless

Nearest frequency peer: featureless (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “fearlessness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fearlessness
PropertyValue
Headwordfearlessness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fearlessness” 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).fearlessnessfalls 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: “featureless” (#55,431), “ferociously” (#55,433), “fansite” (#55,426). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fearlessness” is #55,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fearlessness is uncommon English at frequency #55,430 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being fearless.".

No misspelling variants are generated for fearlessness in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fearless + -ness. The correct English form is fearlessness, spelled F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being fearless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anne was indignant with that straight-out and generous indignation which belongs to women, who are ready to follow their principles to any result with more inconsiderate fearlessness than men.
  2. The only thing to fear is fearlessness / The bigger the weapon, the greater the fear / Hyena is ambassador to here

Etymology

From fearless + -ness.

Synonyms

ballsiness

This word in other languages

valor(Español)intrépidité(Français)coragem(Português)

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 "fearlessness"?
"fearlessness" is spelled F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/.
What does "fearlessness" mean?
As a noun, "fearlessness" means: The quality of being fearless.
How do you pronounce "fearlessness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fearlessness" is /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fearlessness"?
From fearless + -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 "fearlessness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

episcopalian#55,415immaculately#55,506immunisation#55,508conveyancing#55,346

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list