thoughtlessness
/ˈθɔːtləsnɪs/
"thoughtlessness" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thoughtlessness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disregard for other's feelings
Corpus desk
Index EN-thoughtlessness · thoughtlessness · English
thoughtlessness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | thoughtlessness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɔːtləsnɪs/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thoughtlessness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thoughtlessness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθɔːtləsnɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for thoughtlessness, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From thoughtless + -ness. The correct English form is thoughtlessness, spelled T-H-O-U-G-H-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1disregard for other's feelings
- 2heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions
Etymology
From thoughtless + -ness.
Antonyms
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.