uniqueness
"uniqueness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uniqueness” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,259 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,259
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uniqueness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uniqueness” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for uniqueness is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #22,259 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for uniqueness, with forms such as "nuiqueness", "uinqueness", and "uniqeuness". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From unique + -ness. The correct English form is uniqueness, spelled U-N-I-Q-U-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.
Etymology
From unique + -ness.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuiqueness,uinqueness,uniqeuness,uniqqueness,uniqueenss,uniquenes,uniquenness,uniquenses,uniquneess,uniuqeness,unniqueness,unqiueness
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uniqueness - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “uniqueness”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-I-Q-U-E-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.