mischievousness
/ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/
"mischievousness" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mischievousness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mischievousness · mischievousness · English
mischievousness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mischievousness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mischievousness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mischievousness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mischievousness, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mischievous + -ness. The correct English form is mischievousness, spelled M-I-S-C-H-I-E-V-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mischievousness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Up to the recent accident, which is attributed to the mischievousness of someone in releasing safety devices on the wagon, the railway has enjoyed an accident-free record.
Etymology
From mischievous + -ness.
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.