naughtiness

noun

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"naughtiness" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“naughtiness” is uncommon English (frequency #82,583 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,583
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the state of being naughty

Corpus desk

Index EN-naughtiness · naughtiness · English

naughtiness · rank #82,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,583
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Navidad

Nearest frequency peer: Navidad (+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 “naughtiness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “naughtiness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for naughtiness
PropertyValue
Headwordnaughtiness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “naughtiness” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Navidad” (#82,584), “nares” (#82,581), “Nederlands” (#82,585). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “naughtiness” is #82,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

naughtiness is uncommon English at frequency #82,583 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for naughtiness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 naughty + -ness. The correct English form is naughtiness, spelled N-A-U-G-H-T-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    the state of being naughty
  2. 2
    a naughty act

Etymology

From naughty + -ness.

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 "naughtiness"?
"naughtiness" is spelled N-A-U-G-H-T-I-N-E-S-S.
What does "naughtiness" mean?
As a noun, "naughtiness" means: the state of being naughty
What is the origin of the word "naughtiness"?
From naughty + -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 "naughtiness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nanoscience#82,580neighbourly#82,588numismatics#82,602ostentation#82,626

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list