feverishness

/ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/

//ˈfivəɹəʃnəs// noun

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

The verdict

“feverishness” 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 quality of being feverish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-feverishness · feverishness · English

feverishness · 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 "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for feverishness
PropertyValue
Headwordfeverishness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “feverishness” in English

feverishnessfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

feverishness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being feverish.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for feverishness in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From feverish + -ness. The correct English form is feverishness, spelled F-E-V-E-R-I-S-H-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being feverish.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. One of the party was suffering severely from ophthalmia - he had been seized with it some days before; the pain was so great that he could get no sleep, and when my father met him he was delirious from want of rest and feverishness.

Etymology

From feverish + -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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feverishness"?
"feverishness" is spelled F-E-V-E-R-I-S-H-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/.
What does "feverishness" mean?
As a noun, "feverishness" means: The quality of being feverish.
How do you pronounce "feverishness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feverishness" is /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/. 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 "feverishness"?
From feverish + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list