abnormity
/æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/
"abnormity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abnormity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of abnormality
Corpus desk
Index EN-abnormity · abnormity · English
abnormity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abnormity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abnormity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abnormity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abnormity in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abnorm(al) + -ity, from Late Latin abnormitas, from Latin abnormis (“irregular, abnormal”), from ab + norm (“rule, pattern”). See also abnormous. The correct English form is abnormity, spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of abnormality
- 2A monstrosity
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnormity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why do critics—some of them—make such short, smart work,—such cheerful, confident despatch, nowadays, of a story with religion in it, as if it were an abnormity,—a thing with sentence of death in itself, like a calf born with two heads,—that needs not their trouble, save to name it as it is?
Abnormity was detected during the flight of the rocket, which blasted off at 7:23 p.m. Sunday from Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern province of Hainan.
Etymology
From abnorm(al) + -ity, from Late Latin abnormitas, from Latin abnormis (“irregular, abnormal”), from ab + norm (“rule, pattern”). See also abnormous.
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.