sameness
/ˈseɪmnəs/
"sameness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sameness” is uncommon English (frequency #61,786 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,786
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being the same; identity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sameness · sameness · English
sameness · rank #61,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,786
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sainz
Nearest frequency peer: Sainz (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “sameness”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rummy
rummy
38,218 corpus weight
- Sainz
Sainz
38,216 corpus weight
- sameness
sameness
38,215 corpus weight
- sanctify
sanctify
38,214 corpus weight
- satiated
satiated
38,213 corpus weight
- sayonara
sayonara
38,208 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “sameness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sameness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈseɪmnəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sameness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sameness is uncommon English at frequency #61,786 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈseɪmnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sameness has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From same + -ness. The correct English form is sameness, spelled S-A-M-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality of being the same; identity.
- 2The state of being equivalent; equality.
- 3A tiring lack of variety; monotony.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sameness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All of them agreed that the working-classes must be kept in their place; and all of them perceived that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary.
However strange it may sound, it always seemed to me […] that Adrian's laughter-filled friendship with Schildknapp had something to do with the sameness of their eye color
Etymology
From same + -ness.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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