ugliness

noun

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"ugliness" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ugliness” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,871
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-ugliness · ugliness · English

ugliness · rank #29,871 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,871
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH ugliest

Nearest frequency peer: ugliest (-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 “ugliness”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ugliness” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ugliness vs ugliest
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ugliness
PropertyValue
Headwordugliness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,871
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ugliness”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).uglinesslands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “ugliest” (#29,870), “unaccompanied” (#29,872), “uncontrollably” (#29,873). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “ugliness” is #29,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ugliness, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,871 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ugliness, with forms such as "guliness", "uggliness", and "ugilness". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ugliest", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ugly + -ness. The correct English form is ugliness, spelled U-G-L-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being ugly.
  2. 2
    An unsightly or frightful object.
  3. 3
    Unpleasant behaviour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His best friend would not have called him good-looking, but he was the fortunate possessor of that cheerful type of ugliness which inspires immediate confidence in its owner.
  2. Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. Sharon Tate

Etymology

From ugly + -ness.

Synonyms

uglinessrepulsivenesshomeliness

Antonyms

beauty

This word in other languages

fealdad(Español)laideur(Français)Hässlichkeit(Deutsch)feiura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • guliness
  • uggliness
  • ugilness
  • uglienss
  • uglines
  • uglinness
  • uglinses
  • uglliness
  • uglniess
  • ulginess

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ugliness - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

guliness2uggliness1ugilness2uglienss2uglines1uglinness1uglinses2uglliness1
Edit distance from "ugliness"

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 "ugliness"?
"ugliness" is spelled U-G-L-I-N-E-S-S.
What does "ugliness" mean?
As a noun, "ugliness" means: The condition of being ugly.
What words are commonly confused with "ugliness"?
"ugliness" is commonly confused with "ugliest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "ugliness"?
From ugly + -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 "ugliness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

totality#29,865stupidly#29,849amicable#29,906anaconda#29,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ugliest10 variantsSchwab10 variantsrousing10 variantsremover10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list