valueless

adj

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

The verdict

“valueless” is uncommon English (frequency #76,443 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,443
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no value; worthless.

Corpus desk

Index EN-valueless · valueless · English

valueless · rank #76,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,443
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valla

Nearest frequency peer: Valla (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “valueless”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for valueless
PropertyValue
Headwordvalueless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “valueless” in English

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).valuelessfalls 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: “Valla” (#76,442), “vandalize” (#76,445), “Vanier” (#76,446). Among 969 “V” headwords, “valueless” is #76,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valueless is uncommon English at frequency #76,443 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having no value; worthless.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for valueless, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From value + -less. The correct English form is valueless, spelled V-A-L-U-E-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no value; worthless.

Etymology

From value + -less.

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 "valueless"?
"valueless" is spelled V-A-L-U-E-L-E-S-S.
What does "valueless" mean?
As an adjective, "valueless" means: Having no value; worthless.
What is the origin of the word "valueless"?
From value + -less. 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 "valueless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vandalize#76,445vegetated#76,448Weinstock#76,461Welshpool#76,462

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list