fortuneless

adj

"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

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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 fortuneless
PropertyValue
Headwordfortuneless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fortuneless” in English

fortunelesssits 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

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

  1. 1
    Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
  2. 2
    Unlucky, unfortunate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fortuneless"?
"fortuneless" is spelled F-O-R-T-U-N-E-L-E-S-S.
What does "fortuneless" mean?
As an adjective, "fortuneless" means: Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
What is the origin of the word "fortuneless"?
From fortune + -less. 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