leanness

noun

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

The verdict

“leanness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being lean, without excess or fat.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leanness · leanness · English

leanness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for leanness
PropertyValue
Headwordleanness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “leanness” in English

leannessfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leanness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being lean, without excess or fat.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leanness, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lenenesse, equivalent to lean + -ness. The correct English form is leanness, spelled L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being lean, without excess or fat.

Etymology

From Middle English lenenesse, equivalent to lean + -ness.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leanness"?
"leanness" is spelled L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S.
What does "leanness" mean?
As a noun, "leanness" means: The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
What is the origin of the word "leanness"?
From Middle English lenenesse, equivalent to lean + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list