frameless
"frameless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frameless” is uncommon English (frequency #73,198 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,198
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without a frame.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frameless · frameless · English
frameless · rank #73,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,198
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fractionally
Nearest frequency peer: fractionally (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “frameless”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- folkloric
folkloric
26,808 corpus weight
- foxhole
foxhole
26,805 corpus weight
- fractionally
fractionally
26,804 corpus weight
- frameless
frameless
26,803 corpus weight
- Francie
Francie
26,802 corpus weight
- freeholder
freeholder
26,800 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “frameless” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frameless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,198 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frameless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frameless is uncommon English at frequency #73,198 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
frameless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From frame + -less. The correct English form is frameless, spelled F-R-A-M-E-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without a frame.
- 2Without frames.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frameless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frameless mirrors are fitted above the seats, and a small table below the window.
The frameless droplights are fitted with an improved Beclewat catch, which is easier to operate than earlier designs.
Etymology
From frame + -less.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).