hairless

/ˈhɛələs/

//ˈhɛələs// adj

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"hairless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hairless” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,838
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destitute of hair.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hairless · hairless · English

hairless · rank #32,838 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,838
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hain

Nearest frequency peer: hain (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hairless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hairless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hairless vs harness
75% similar
hairless vs heiress
75% similar
hairless vs hapless
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hairless
PropertyValue
Headwordhairless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhɛələs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,838
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hairless”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hairlesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hain” (#32,837), “Hamm” (#32,839), “habeas” (#32,836). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hairless” is #32,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hairless (IPA /ˈhɛələs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,838 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hairless, with forms such as "ahirless", "hailress", and "hairelss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "harness", "heiress", "hapless", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hair + -less. Piecewise doublet of hair loss. Cognate with German haarlos. The correct English form is hairless, spelled H-A-I-R-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destitute of hair.
  2. 2
    Bald.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. There has never been a bald James Bond nor a hairless contestant on Love Island. Growing up, bald men were never the superheroes and always the villains.

Etymology

From hair + -less. Piecewise doublet of hair loss. Cognate with German haarlos.

Synonyms

glabrous

This word in other languages

pelado(Español)glabre(Français)haarlos(Deutsch)careca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahirless
  • hailress
  • hairelss
  • hairles
  • hairlless
  • hairlses
  • hairrless
  • hariless
  • hhairless
  • hiarless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hairless - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahirless2hailress2hairelss2hairles1hairlless1hairlses2hairrless1hariless2
Edit distance from "hairless"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hairless"?
"hairless" is spelled H-A-I-R-L-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɛələs/.
What does "hairless" mean?
As an adjective, "hairless" means: Destitute of hair.
What words are commonly confused with "hairless"?
"hairless" is commonly confused with "harness", "heiress", "hapless". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hairless"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hairless" is /ˈhɛələs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hairless"?
From hair + -less. Piecewise doublet of hair loss. Cognate with German haarlos. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hairless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hellfire#32,842guerilla#32,833groaning#32,829Holliday#32,847

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

grinds10 variantsfouling10 variantsjavelin10 variantsepistle10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list