vagueness

noun

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"vagueness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vagueness” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,547
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vagueness · vagueness · English

vagueness · rank #48,547 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,547
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH valerian

Nearest frequency peer: valerian (+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 “vagueness”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vagueness” 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
Key facts for vagueness
PropertyValue
Headwordvagueness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,547
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vagueness”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “valerian” (#48,548), “usefully” (#48,545), “vexing” (#48,549). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vagueness” is #48,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around vagueness, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,547 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vagueness, with forms such as "avgueness", "vageuness", and "vaggueness". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vague + -ness. The correct English form is vagueness, spelled V-A-G-U-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
  2. 2
    Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: ambiguousness, ambiguity
  2. On Wednesday night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against a new California law that makes physicians subject to professional discipline for sharing COVID-19 "misinformation" with their patients. U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb concluded that California's definition of misinformation is unconstitutionally vague, failing to give docto…

Etymology

From vague + -ness.

This word in other languages

Unklarheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avgueness
  • vageuness
  • vaggueness
  • vagueenss
  • vaguenes
  • vaguenness
  • vaguenses
  • vaguneess
  • vaugeness
  • vgaueness
  • vvagueness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vagueness - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avgueness2vageuness2vaggueness1vagueenss2vaguenes1vaguenness1vaguenses2vaguneess2
Edit distance from "vagueness"

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 "vagueness"?
"vagueness" is spelled V-A-G-U-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "vagueness" mean?
As a noun, "vagueness" means: The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
What are common misspellings of "vagueness"?
Common misspellings include "avgueness", "vageuness", "vaggueness", "vagueenss", "vaguenes". The correct spelling is "vagueness".
What is the origin of the word "vagueness"?
From vague + -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 "vagueness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

watchable#48,559tidewater#48,529Tannehill#48,521Sunnyside#48,519

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

valerian11 variantsTomkins11 variantssulking11 variantsSpenser11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list