frivolousness

noun

"frivolousness" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being frivolous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-frivolousness · frivolousness · English

frivolousness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for frivolousness
PropertyValue
Headwordfrivolousness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “frivolousness” in English

frivolousnessranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

frivolousness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frivolousness, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From frivolous + -ness. The correct English form is frivolousness, spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being frivolous.
  2. 2
    The result of being frivolous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I felt, as usual, my own smallness next to her, the scale of what she had achieved, the frivolousness of my own occupation in comparison, despite all she’d tried to direct me towards.

Etymology

From frivolous + -ness.

Synonyms

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 "frivolousness"?
"frivolousness" is spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.
What does "frivolousness" mean?
As a noun, "frivolousness" means: The quality of being frivolous.
What is the origin of the word "frivolousness"?
From frivolous + -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