lameness
"lameness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lameness” is uncommon English (frequency #68,378 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,378
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lameness · lameness · English
lameness · rank #68,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,378
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lamprey
Nearest frequency peer: lamprey (+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 “lameness”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- laboriously
laboriously
31,626 corpus weight
- lacerated
lacerated
31,625 corpus weight
- lameness
lameness
31,623 corpus weight
- lamprey
lamprey
31,622 corpus weight
- lariat
lariat
31,621 corpus weight
- layperson
layperson
31,620 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lameness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lameness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lameness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lameness is uncommon English at frequency #68,378 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lameness in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lame + -ness. The correct English form is lameness, spelled L-A-M-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
- 2The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lameness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.
Etymology
From lame + -ness.
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.
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