timelessness

/ˈtaɪmləsnəs/

//ˈtaɪmləsnəs// noun

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"timelessness" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“timelessness” is uncommon English (frequency #80,048 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,048
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being timeless.

Corpus desk

Index EN-timelessness · timelessness · English

timelessness · rank #80,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,048
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Throckmorton

Nearest frequency peer: Throckmorton (-2 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 “timelessness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “timelessness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for timelessness
PropertyValue
Headwordtimelessness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtaɪmləsnəs/
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “timelessness” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Throckmorton” (#80,046), “thoughtlessly” (#80,045), “totter” (#80,053). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “timelessness” is #80,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

timelessness is uncommon English at frequency #80,048 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being timeless.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for timelessness, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From timeless + -ness. The correct English form is timelessness, spelled T-I-M-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being timeless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Of all the things that attracted her to the park, the timelessness of the ever-flowing river was most pleasing.
  2. A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.

Etymology

From timeless + -ness.

Synonyms

atemporalityextratemporalityeternal noweternitytimelessnessuntime

Antonyms

everlastingnesssempiternitytemporality

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 "timelessness"?
"timelessness" is spelled T-I-M-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/.
What does "timelessness" mean?
As a noun, "timelessness" means: The property of being timeless.
How do you pronounce "timelessness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "timelessness" is /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/. 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 "timelessness"?
From timeless + -ness. 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 "timelessness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Throckmorton#80,046surrealistic#80,021uncharitable#80,081phytophthora#79,854

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list