neuroticism
"neuroticism" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neuroticism” is uncommon English (frequency #72,584 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,584
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being neurotic
Corpus desk
Index EN-neuroticism · neuroticism · English
neuroticism · rank #72,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,584
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nickle
Nearest frequency peer: Nickle (+2 rank slots)
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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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “neuroticism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- nade
nade
27,426 corpus weight
- NCB
NCB
27,422 corpus weight
- neuroticism
neuroticism
27,417 corpus weight
- Nickle
Nickle
27,415 corpus weight
- Niemi
Niemi
27,414 corpus weight
- Ninian
Ninian
27,411 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neuroticism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuroticism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #72,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neuroticism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neuroticism is uncommon English at frequency #72,584 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality or state of being neurotic".
No generated misspelling entries exist for neuroticism in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neurotic + -ism. The correct English form is neuroticism, spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-I-C-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The quality or state of being neurotic
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neuroticism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Your neuroticism is getting out of hand.
Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.
Etymology
From neurotic + -ism.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.