# numbness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,344

## Definitions
1. Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
2. Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.

## Etymology
From numb + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **Numbers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/numbers-vs-numbness)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nmubness`, `nnumbness`, `nubmness`, `numbbness`, `numbenss`, `numbnes`, `numbnness`, `numbnses`, `nummbness`, `numnbess`, `unmbness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/numbness