# wickedness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ · frequency rank #31,832

## Definitions
1. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
2. A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.

## Common misspellings (14)
`iwckedness`, `wcikedness`, `wicckedness`, `wicekdness`, `wickdeness`, `wickeddness`, `wickedenss`, `wickednes`, `wickednness`, `wickednses`, `wickendess`, `wickkedness`, `wikcedness`, `wwickedness`

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