# worthless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɝθləs/ · frequency rank #9,424

## Definitions
1. Having no worth or use; without value.

## Etymology
From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).

## Easily confused with
- **wordless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wordless-vs-worthless)
- **worthiness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/worthiness-vs-worthless)

## Common misspellings (13)
`owrthless`, `worhtless`, `worrthless`, `worthelss`, `worthhless`, `worthles`, `worthlless`, `worthlses`, `wortlhess`, `wortthless`, `wotrhless`, `wrothless`, `wworthless`

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