# wellness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɛl.nɪs/ · frequency rank #13,641

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness.
2. The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health.

## Etymology
From Middle English welnes, welenes. By surface analysis, well + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **wetness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wellness-vs-wetness)
- **Welles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welles-vs-wellness)
- **weakness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weakness-vs-wellness)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewllness`, `wellenss`, `wellnes`, `wellnness`, `wellnses`, `welness`, `welnless`, `wlelness`, `wwellness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wellness