weightless

adj

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"weightless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“weightless” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,571
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without weight.

Corpus desk

Index EN-weightless · weightless · English

weightless · rank #44,571 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,571
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wedgwood

Nearest frequency peer: Wedgwood (-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 “weightless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “weightless” 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 weightless
PropertyValue
Headwordweightless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,571
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weightless”

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).weightlesslands 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 “Wedgwood” (#44,570), “wheelhouse” (#44,572), “Whitworth” (#44,574). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “weightless” is #44,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around weightless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,571 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for weightless, with forms such as "ewightless", "wegihtless", and "weigghtless". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From weight + -less. The correct English form is weightless, spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without weight.
  2. 2
    Not affected by gravity.

Etymology

From weight + -less.

This word in other languages

ingrávido(Español)léger(Français)gewichtslos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewightless
  • wegihtless
  • weigghtless
  • weighhtless
  • weighltess
  • weightelss
  • weightles
  • weightlless
  • weightlses
  • weighttless
  • weigthless
  • weihgtless
  • wieghtless
  • wweightless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weightless - 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.

ewightless2wegihtless2weigghtless1weighhtless1weighltess2weightelss2weightles1weightlless1
Edit distance from "weightless"

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 "weightless"?
"weightless" is spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-L-E-S-S.
What does "weightless" mean?
As an adjective, "weightless" means: Without weight.
What are common misspellings of "weightless"?
Common misspellings include "ewightless", "wegihtless", "weigghtless", "weighhtless", "weighltess". The correct spelling is "weightless".
What is the origin of the word "weightless"?
From weight + -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 "weightless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wheelhouse#44,572wanderlust#44,564Vandenberg#44,555ultralight#44,543

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

vulgarity14 variantsafterglow14 variantstriumphal14 variantsshamefully14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list