repulsiveness
"repulsiveness" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“repulsiveness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic of being repulsive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-repulsiveness · repulsiveness · English
repulsiveness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | repulsiveness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “repulsiveness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
repulsiveness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The characteristic of being repulsive.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for repulsiveness, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From repulsive + -ness. The correct English form is repulsiveness, spelled R-E-P-U-L-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The characteristic of being repulsive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how repulsiveness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Out of the fact of this palatableness on the part of the one and repulsiveness on the part of the other has grown a singular condition in the southern states, where the trees as here once grew in equal profusion, side by side in the forests.
Etymology
From repulsive + -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.