vindictiveness
/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/
"vindictiveness" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vindictiveness” is uncommon English (frequency #90,046 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,046
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vindictiveness · vindictiveness · English
vindictiveness · rank #90,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,046
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH Vong
Nearest frequency peer: Vong (+4 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vindictiveness”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Vacaville
Vacaville
9,967 corpus weight
- valine
valine
9,966 corpus weight
- valorous
valorous
9,965 corpus weight
- Veloso
Veloso
9,962 corpus weight
- vindictiven…
vindictiveness
9,955 corpus weight
- Vong
Vong
9,951 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vindictiveness” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vindictiveness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #90,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vindictiveness” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vindictiveness is uncommon English at frequency #90,046 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vindictiveness, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vindictive + -ness. The correct English form is vindictiveness, spelled V-I-N-D-I-C-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The condition of being vindictive; a malevolent desire for revenge.
Etymology
From vindictive + -ness.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.