narrowness

noun

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"narrowness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“narrowness” is uncommon English (frequency #76,148 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,148
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being narrow.

Key facts for narrowness
PropertyValue
Headwordnarrowness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “narrowness” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). narrowness lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

narrowness is uncommon English at frequency #76,148 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

narrowness doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English narwenesse; equivalent to narrow + -ness. The correct English form is narrowness, spelled N-A-R-R-O-W-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being narrow.
  2. 2
    A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.

Etymology

From Middle English narwenesse; equivalent to narrow + -ness.

Antonyms

broadnesswideness

This word in other languages

estrechez(Español)étroitesse(Français)Enge(Deutsch)estreiteza(Português)

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 "narrowness"?
"narrowness" is spelled N-A-R-R-O-W-N-E-S-S.
What does "narrowness" mean?
As a noun, "narrowness" means: The state of being narrow.
What is the origin of the word "narrowness"?
From Middle English narwenesse; equivalent to narrow + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “narrowness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-A-R-R-O-W-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list