laziness

/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/

//ˈleɪ.zi.nəs// noun

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"laziness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“laziness” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,326
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being lazy

Corpus desk

Index EN-laziness · laziness · English

laziness · rank #23,326 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,326
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH leech

Nearest frequency peer: leech (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “laziness”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “laziness” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for laziness
PropertyValue
Headwordlaziness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,326
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “laziness”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).lazinesslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “leech” (#23,327), “Larkin” (#23,324), “lei” (#23,328). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “laziness” is #23,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around laziness (IPA /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,326 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The quality of being lazy".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for laziness, with forms such as "alziness", "laizness", and "lazienss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lazy + -ness. The correct English form is laziness, spelled L-A-Z-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being lazy

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “It is thine own laziness, thou false English blood, that doest nothing but drink and sleep,” retorted the page, “and leaves that lither lad to do the work, that he minds as little as thou.”
  2. Generalizing harshly and broadly but implying “you know which ones I mean” is an intellectual and rhetorical laziness that is not allowed to pass anywhere else in these communities.

Etymology

From lazy + -ness.

This word in other languages

pereza(Español)paresse(Français)Faulheit(Deutsch)preguiça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alziness
  • laizness
  • lazienss
  • lazines
  • lazinness
  • lazinses
  • lazniess
  • lazziness
  • llaziness
  • lzainess

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laziness - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alziness2laizness2lazienss2lazines1lazinness1lazinses2lazniess2lazziness1
Edit distance from "laziness"

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 "laziness"?
"laziness" is spelled L-A-Z-I-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/.
What does "laziness" mean?
As a noun, "laziness" means: The quality of being lazy
What are common misspellings of "laziness"?
Common misspellings include "alziness", "laizness", "lazienss", "lazines", "lazinness". The correct spelling is "laziness".
How do you pronounce "laziness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laziness" is /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "laziness"?
From lazy + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "laziness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list