# rudeness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,572

## Definitions
1. The property of being rude.
2. A rude remark or behaviour.

## Etymology
From Middle English rudenesse, equivalent to rude + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **redness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redness-vs-rudeness)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rdueness`, `rrudeness`, `ruddeness`, `rudeenss`, `rudenes`, `rudenness`, `rudenses`, `rudneess`, `ruedness`, `urdeness`

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