wrinklesome

adj

"wrinklesome" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wrinklesome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by wrinkles

Corpus desk

Index EN-wrinklesome · wrinklesome · English

wrinklesome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for wrinklesome
PropertyValue
Headwordwrinklesome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wrinklesome” in English

wrinklesomesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wrinklesome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by wrinkles".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wrinklesome, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wrinkle + -some. The correct English form is wrinklesome, spelled W-R-I-N-K-L-E-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by wrinkles

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wrinklesome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “The Knight of Burgavenny groweth old and wrinklesome, he botched his hymn most woefully, his armour is dull and tarnished, and his arm stiff with age.

Etymology

From wrinkle + -some.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wrinklesome"?
"wrinklesome" is spelled W-R-I-N-K-L-E-S-O-M-E.
What does "wrinklesome" mean?
As an adjective, "wrinklesome" means: Characterised or marked by wrinkles
What is the origin of the word "wrinklesome"?
From wrinkle + -some. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list