# redness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,937

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being red.
2. A red discoloration, especially of skin.

## Etymology
From Middle English reednes, rednesse, from Old English rēadnes (“redness”), equivalent to red + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **redress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redness-vs-redress)
- **repress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redness-vs-repress)
- **regress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redness-vs-regress)
- **rudeness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redness-vs-rudeness)
- **recess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recess-vs-redness)
- **redneck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redneck-vs-redness)
- **readiness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readiness-vs-redness)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erdness`, `rdeness`, `reddness`, `redenss`, `rednes`, `rednness`, `rednses`, `rendess`, `rredness`

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