painstakingness
"painstakingness" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“painstakingness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
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Index EN-painstakingness · painstakingness · English
painstakingness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | painstakingness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “painstakingness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
painstakingness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for painstakingness, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From painstaking + -ness. The correct English form is painstakingness, spelled P-A-I-N-S-T-A-K-I-N-G-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how painstakingness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The painstakingness of Heller the craftsman comes through most strongly in these descriptions of the hard work he puts into his novels.
Etymology
From painstaking + -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.