stateless

adj

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"stateless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stateless” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,095
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stateless · stateless · English

stateless · rank #35,095 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,095
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sss

Nearest frequency peer: sss (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stateless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stateless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stateless vs stainless
78% similar
stateless vs shameless
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stateless
PropertyValue
Headwordstateless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,095
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stateless”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).statelesslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sss” (#35,094), “stateside” (#35,096), “stepson” (#35,097). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stateless” is #35,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stateless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,095 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stateless, with forms such as "satteless", "sstateless", and "staetless". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "stainless", "shameless", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From state + -less. The correct English form is stateless, spelled S-T-A-T-E-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
  2. 2
    Without state or pomp.
  3. 3
    Without a state or nationality; not subject to any state.
  4. 4
    Neither believing in nor supporting the idea of nations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A stateless server treats each request independently.
  2. UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Etymology

From state + -less.

Synonyms

citizenshiplesscountrylessnationless

Antonyms

stateful

This word in other languages

apátrida(Español)apatride(Français)heimatlos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satteless
  • sstateless
  • staetless
  • stateelss
  • stateles
  • statelless
  • statelses
  • statleess
  • statteless
  • sttaeless
  • sttateless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stateless - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satteless2sstateless1staetless2stateelss2stateles1statelless1statelses2statleess2
Edit distance from "stateless"

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 "stateless"?
"stateless" is spelled S-T-A-T-E-L-E-S-S.
What does "stateless" mean?
As an adjective, "stateless" means: Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
What words are commonly confused with "stateless"?
"stateless" is commonly confused with "stainless", "shameless". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "stateless"?
From state + -less. 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 "stateless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stateside#35,096treatable#35,121undergrad#35,133underpaid#35,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

stepson11 variantsstrolled11 variantsSudbury11 variantssmother11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list