# helplessness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/ · frequency rank #32,433

## Definitions
1. The state of being helpless.
2. A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.

## Etymology
From helpless + -ness.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ehlplessness`, `hellpessness`, `hellplessness`, `helpelssness`, `helplesness`, `helplesnsess`, `helplessenss`, `helplessnes`, `helplessnness`, `helplessnses`, `helpllessness`, `helplsesness`, `helpplessness`, `hepllessness`, `hhelplessness`, `hleplessness`

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