incompleteness

noun

"incompleteness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incompleteness” is uncommon English (frequency #65,206 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,206
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or condition of being not complete.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incompleteness · incompleteness · English

incompleteness · rank #65,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,206
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incoherence

Nearest frequency peer: incoherence (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “incompleteness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “incompleteness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incompleteness
PropertyValue
Headwordincompleteness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#65,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “incompleteness” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).incompletenessfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “incoherence” (#65,205), “impudence” (#65,204), “infirmity” (#65,208). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incompleteness” is #65,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incompleteness is uncommon English at frequency #65,206 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or condition of being not complete.".

incompleteness doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incomplete + -ness. The correct English form is incompleteness, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or condition of being not complete.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.
  2. This low number points to the incompleteness and, with respect, haphazardness of the two selections.

Etymology

From incomplete + -ness.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "incompleteness"?
"incompleteness" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "incompleteness" mean?
As a noun, "incompleteness" means: The state or condition of being not complete.
What is the origin of the word "incompleteness"?
From incomplete + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list