obsoleteness
"obsoleteness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obsoleteness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.
Corpus desk
Index EN-obsoleteness · obsoleteness · English
obsoleteness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obsoleteness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “obsoleteness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
obsoleteness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for obsoleteness in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From obsolete + -ness. The correct English form is obsoleteness, spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.
- 2The quality of being imperfectly or indistinctly developed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obsoleteness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The obsoleteness of objects is programmed in advance so that it ensures our desire to replace them.
Etymology
From obsolete + -ness.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.