ordinariness
"ordinariness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ordinariness” 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 condition of being ordinary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ordinariness · ordinariness · English
ordinariness · 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 | ordinariness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ordinariness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ordinariness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality or condition of being ordinary.".
ordinariness doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ordinary + -ness. The correct English form is ordinariness, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality or condition of being ordinary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ordinariness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What links the kids in most of these games is their relative ordinariness, forcing us to face their perils without special powers.
Etymology
From ordinary + -ness.
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.