lavishness
/ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/
"lavishness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lavishness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or characteristic of being lavish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lavishness · lavishness · English
lavishness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavishness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lavishness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lavishness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or characteristic of being lavish.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lavishness in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”). The correct English form is lavishness, spelled L-A-V-I-S-H-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state or characteristic of being lavish.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lavishness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No one could question the lavishness of his parties; good taste was a different matter.
Etymology
From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.