waste of space
"waste-of-space" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“waste of space” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see waste, of, space.
Corpus desk
Index EN-waste-of-space · waste of space · English
waste of space · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | waste of space |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “waste of space” in English
Rare enough to double-check
waste of space is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for waste of space, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is waste of space, spelled W-A-S-T-E- -O-F- -S-P-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see waste, of, space.
- 2An utterly worthless person; one who, as it were, is unworthy of the space which they occupy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how waste of space appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Putting a third sofa in here would be a waste of space since we never have that many guests.
Get lost, you waste of space!
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.