fixedness

/ˈfɪksɪdnəs/

//ˈfɪksɪdnəs// noun

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or condition of being fixed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fixedness · fixedness · English

fixedness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for fixedness
PropertyValue
Headwordfixedness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɪksɪdnəs/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fixedness” in English

fixednesssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fixedness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪksɪdnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or condition of being fixed.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fixedness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fixed + -ness. The correct English form is fixedness, spelled F-I-X-E-D-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or condition of being fixed.

Etymology

From fixed + -ness.

Synonyms

fixityfixety

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 "fixedness"?
"fixedness" is spelled F-I-X-E-D-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɪksɪdnəs/.
What does "fixedness" mean?
As a noun, "fixedness" means: The state or condition of being fixed.
How do you pronounce "fixedness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fixedness" is /ˈfɪksɪdnəs/. 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 "fixedness"?
From fixed + -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