# homelessness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,489

## Definitions
1. The state of being homeless.

## Etymology
From homeless + -ness.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhomelessness`, `hmoelessness`, `hoemlessness`, `homeelssness`, `homelesness`, `homelesnsess`, `homelessenss`, `homelessnes`, `homelessnness`, `homelessnses`, `homellessness`, `homelsesness`, `homleessness`, `hommelessness`, `ohmelessness`

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