luckless
"luckless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“luckless” is uncommon English (frequency #76,079 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,079
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-luckless · luckless · English
luckless · rank #76,079 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,079
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Lowenthal
Nearest frequency peer: Lowenthal (-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 “luckless”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- loverboy
loverboy
23,925 corpus weight
- lowbrow
lowbrow
23,924 corpus weight
- Lowenthal
Lowenthal
23,923 corpus weight
- luckless
luckless
23,922 corpus weight
- Lujan
Lujan
23,921 corpus weight
- macha
macha
23,919 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “luckless” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | luckless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,079 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “luckless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
luckless is uncommon English at frequency #76,079 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for luckless, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From luck + -less. The correct English form is luckless, spelled L-U-C-K-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
- 2Without luck, unfortunate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how luckless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The search party returned dejected from the luckless search.
The luckless third-class passengers were required to stand in open wagons (or "Stanhopes"), which were of the same length and width as the carriages, and divided into four compartments by two bars running diagonally across the vehicle and crossing in the middle.
Etymology
From luck + -less.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).