# forgetfulness

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/ · frequency rank #48,243

## Definitions
1. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.

## Etymology
From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness.

## Common misspellings (19)
`fforgetfulness`, `fogretfulness`, `foregtfulness`, `forgeftulness`, `forgetffulness`, `forgetfluness`, `forgetfulenss`, `forgetfullness`, `forgetfulnes`, `forgetfulnness`, `forgetfulnses`, `forgetfunless`, `forgettfulness`, `forgetuflness`, `forggetfulness`, `forgtefulness`, `forrgetfulness`, `frogetfulness`, `ofrgetfulness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forgetfulness