repulsiveness

noun

"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

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Key facts for repulsiveness
PropertyValue
Headwordrepulsiveness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “repulsiveness” in English

repulsivenessfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    The characteristic of being repulsive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how repulsiveness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repulsiveness"?
"repulsiveness" is spelled R-E-P-U-L-S-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "repulsiveness" mean?
As a noun, "repulsiveness" means: The characteristic of being repulsive.
What is the origin of the word "repulsiveness"?
From repulsive + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list