solitariness
/ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/
"solitariness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“solitariness” 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 quality of being solitary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-solitariness · solitariness · English
solitariness · 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 "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | solitariness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “solitariness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
solitariness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being solitary.".
No misspelling variants are generated for solitariness in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From solitary + -ness. The correct English form is solitariness, spelled S-O-L-I-T-A-R-I-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being solitary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how solitariness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
I saw a Deane of S. Hillarie of Poictiers, reduced by reason and the incommoditie of his melancholy to such a continuall solitarinesse, that when I entered into his chamber he had never removed one step out of it in two and twenty yeares before[…].
Etymology
From solitary + -ness.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.