# hopelessness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,205

## Definitions
1. A lack of hope; despair.

## Etymology
From hopeless + -ness.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhopelessness`, `hoeplessness`, `hopeelssness`, `hopelesness`, `hopelesnsess`, `hopelessenss`, `hopelessnes`, `hopelessnness`, `hopelessnses`, `hopellessness`, `hopelsesness`, `hopleessness`, `hoppelessness`, `hpoelessness`, `ohpelessness`

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