sightedness

noun

"sightedness" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sightedness” is uncommon English (frequency #76,337 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,337
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sightedness · sightedness · English

sightedness · rank #76,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,337
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sidmouth

Nearest frequency peer: Sidmouth (-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 “sightedness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sightedness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sightedness
PropertyValue
Headwordsightedness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sightedness” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sightednessfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Sidmouth” (#76,336), “signore” (#76,338), “sisal” (#76,341). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sightedness” is #76,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sightedness is uncommon English at frequency #76,337 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sightedness in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sighted + -ness. The correct English form is sightedness, spelled S-I-G-H-T-E-D-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bill said that he learned to be tactful — if Art asked where something was, a telephone for example, Bill would feign not knowing himself, so as not to emphasize his sightedness, then appear to find out and tell him.

Etymology

From sighted + -ness.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sightedness"?
"sightedness" is spelled S-I-G-H-T-E-D-N-E-S-S.
What does "sightedness" mean?
As a noun, "sightedness" means: The quality of being sighted, or having the ability to see.
What is the origin of the word "sightedness"?
From sighted + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sightedness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list