tasteless

/ˈteɪstləs/

//ˈteɪstləs// adj

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

The verdict

“tasteless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,047
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no flavour; bland; insipid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tasteless · tasteless · English

tasteless · rank #28,047 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,047
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tensor

Nearest frequency peer: tensor (+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 “tasteless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tasteless” 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
Key facts for tasteless
PropertyValue
Headwordtasteless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈteɪstləs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,047
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tasteless”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tastelesslands 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 “tensor” (#28,048), “takedown” (#28,045), “terminally” (#28,049). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tasteless” is #28,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tasteless (IPA /ˈteɪstləs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,047 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tasteless, with forms such as "atsteless", "tasetless", and "tassteless". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
  2. 2
    Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonym: untasteable
  2. They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless.

Etymology

From taste + -less.

This word in other languages

insípido(Español)fade(Français)geschmacklos(Deutsch)insípido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atsteless
  • tasetless
  • tassteless
  • tasteelss
  • tasteles
  • tastelless
  • tastelses
  • tastleess
  • tastteless
  • tatseless
  • tsateless
  • ttasteless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tasteless - 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.

atsteless2tasetless2tassteless1tasteelss2tasteles1tastelless1tastelses2tastleess2
Edit distance from "tasteless"

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 "tasteless"?
"tasteless" is spelled T-A-S-T-E-L-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈteɪstləs/.
What does "tasteless" mean?
As an adjective, "tasteless" means: Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
What are common misspellings of "tasteless"?
Common misspellings include "atsteless", "tasetless", "tassteless", "tasteelss", "tasteles". The correct spelling is "tasteless".
How do you pronounce "tasteless"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tasteless" is /ˈteɪstləs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tasteless"?
From taste + -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 "tasteless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list