usefulness

\ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\

/\ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\/ noun

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The verdict

“usefulness” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utilité.

Key facts for usefulness
PropertyValue
Headwordusefulness
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “usefulness” sits in French frequency

usefulness falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

usefulness is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utilité.".

No misspelling variants are generated for usefulness in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is usefulness, spelled U-S-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilité.

Antonyms

uselessness

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 "usefulness"?
"usefulness" is spelled U-S-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\.
What does "usefulness" mean?
As a noun, "usefulness" means: Utilité.
How do you pronounce "usefulness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usefulness" is \ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usefulness" come from?
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Using “usefulness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is U-S-E-F-U-L-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈju:sfʊlnɪs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list