fortuneless
"fortuneless" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fortuneless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fortuneless · fortuneless · English
fortuneless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortuneless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fortuneless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fortuneless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fortuneless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fortune + -less. The correct English form is fortuneless, spelled F-O-R-T-U-N-E-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
- 2Unlucky, unfortunate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fortuneless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
manly limbs endur'd with little care / Against all hard mishaps and fortunelesse misfare.
Etymology
From fortune + -less.
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.