Despite or inspite?
despite is a preposition meaning “In spite of, notwithstanding”; inspite is a preposition meaning “despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) despite is about 437 times as common as inspite.
What is the difference between despite and inspite?
| despite | inspite | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | preposition, noun, verb | preposition |
| Meaning | In spite of, notwithstanding Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance | despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding |
| Example | Despite being a near-mirror image my of right, my left hand is terrible at these stuff | none recorded |
| Forms | despites, despiting, despited | none |
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈspaɪt/ | not recorded |
| In writing | 100 times per million words | about once in every 4 million words |
Sources: despite and inspite in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of despite and inspite
despite
- 1
In spite of, notwithstanding
Despite being a near-mirror image my of right, my left hand is terrible at these stuff
- 2
Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance
inspite
- 1
despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, despite or inspite?
despite appears 100 times per million words; inspite about once in every 4 million words.
despite 100 times per million wordsinspite about once in every 4 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search despite vs inspite?
“despite vs inspite” is searched about 1,900 times a month on Google and 20 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“inspite vs despite”, “despite or inspite”).
Sources: Google Ads keyword data through DataForSEO and Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, the average month from September 2025 to August 2026.