numberless
"numberless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“numberless” is uncommon English (frequency #89,694 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,694
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without number; having too many to count.
Corpus desk
Index EN-numberless · numberless · English
numberless · rank #89,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,694
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH novum
Nearest frequency peer: novum (-3 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 “numberless”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- NORML
NORML
10,313 corpus weight
- Norwell
Norwell
10,312 corpus weight
- novum
novum
10,310 corpus weight
- numberless
numberless
10,307 corpus weight
- oaky
oaky
10,304 corpus weight
- objets
objets
10,302 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “numberless” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | numberless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,694 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “numberless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
numberless is uncommon English at frequency #89,694 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without number; having too many to count.".
No misspelling variants are generated for numberless in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From number + -less. The correct English form is numberless, spelled N-U-M-B-E-R-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without number; having too many to count.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how numberless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.
The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.
Etymology
From number + -less.
Synonyms
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).