# greatness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ · frequency rank #11,036

## Definitions
1. The state, condition, or quality of being great
2. Pride; haughtiness.

## Etymology
From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **greatest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greatest-vs-greatness)

## Common misspellings (12)
`geratness`, `ggreatness`, `graetness`, `greantess`, `greatenss`, `greatnes`, `greatnness`, `greatnses`, `greattness`, `gretaness`, `grreatness`, `rgeatness`

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