thoughtfulness
/ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/
"thoughtfulness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thoughtfulness” is uncommon English (frequency #50,270 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,270
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thoughtful and considerate attention.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thoughtfulness · thoughtfulness · English
thoughtfulness · rank #50,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,270
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Theodora
Nearest frequency peer: Theodora (-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 “thoughtfulness”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Talladega
Talladega
49,735 corpus weight
- tedium
tedium
49,733 corpus weight
- Theodora
Theodora
49,732 corpus weight
- thoughtfuln…
thoughtfulness
49,731 corpus weight
- thousandth
thousandth
49,730 corpus weight
- tittle
tittle
49,727 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “thoughtfulness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thoughtfulness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #50,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thoughtfulness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thoughtfulness is uncommon English at frequency #50,270 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
thoughtfulness doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From thoughtful + -ness. The correct English form is thoughtfulness, spelled T-H-O-U-G-H-T-F-U-L-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Thoughtful and considerate attention.
- 2Careful deliberation before action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how thoughtfulness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She sat with her feet tucked under her, and leaned against her father, who held her in his arm, as she stared out the window at the passing people with a queer old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes.
Etymology
From thoughtful + -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); 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).