# toughness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,488

## Definitions
1. The state of being tough.
2. The state of being tough.
3. A formidable difficulty.

## Etymology
From Middle English toughnesse, towghnesse, towghenesse, equivalent to tough + -ness.

## Common misspellings (12)
`otughness`, `toguhness`, `tougghness`, `toughenss`, `toughhness`, `toughnes`, `toughnness`, `toughnses`, `tougnhess`, `touhgness`, `ttoughness`, `tuoghness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toughness