weariness
/ˈwɪəɹinɪs/
"weariness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weariness” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,744
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-weariness · weariness · English
weariness · rank #45,744 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,744
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH Waxman
Nearest frequency peer: Waxman (-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 “weariness”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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wastage
54,260 corpus weight
- waterline
waterline
54,259 corpus weight
- Waxman
Waxman
54,258 corpus weight
- weariness
weariness
54,257 corpus weight
- weblog
weblog
54,256 corpus weight
- wheelbase
wheelbase
54,254 corpus weight
What this shows “weariness” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weariness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪəɹinɪs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,744 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weariness”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around weariness (IPA /ˈwɪəɹinɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,744 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for weariness, with forms such as "ewariness", "waeriness", and "weairness". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "weirdness", "weakness", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness. The correct English form is weariness, spelled W-E-A-R-I-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
- 2A lack of interest or excitement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weariness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now when he had reached the King's capital wherein was Alaeddin, he alighted at one of the Kháns; and, when he had rested from the weariness of wayfare, he donned his dress and went down to wander about the streets, where he never passed a group without hearing them prate about the pavilion and its grandeur and vaunt the beauty of Alaeddin and his lovesom…
“From the end of the Bush years up through 2013 and ’14, there was a war weariness that was permeating even Republicans,” said David Boaz, author of a new book “The Libertarian Mind.” “However, the videos of ISIS beheading Americans and other people have certainly made it more difficult to stick to a noninterventionist argument.”
Etymology
From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewariness
- waeriness
- weairness
- wearienss
- wearines
- wearinness
- wearinses
- wearniess
- wearriness
- werainess
- wweariness
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weariness - 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.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).