resoluteness

noun

"resoluteness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resoluteness” 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 state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

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Index EN-resoluteness · resoluteness · English

resoluteness · 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 "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for resoluteness
PropertyValue
Headwordresoluteness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “resoluteness” in English

resolutenessfalls 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

resoluteness 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 resolute; determination or resolution.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for resoluteness, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From resolute + -ness. The correct English form is resoluteness, spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

Etymology

From resolute + -ness.

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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 "resoluteness"?
"resoluteness" is spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "resoluteness" mean?
As a noun, "resoluteness" means: The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.
What is the origin of the word "resoluteness"?
From resolute + -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