abstinent
/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
"abstinent" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abstinent” is uncommon English (frequency #84,950 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,950
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abstinent · abstinent · English
abstinent · rank #84,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,950
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH abysmally
Nearest frequency peer: abysmally (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “abstinent”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Abdurrahman
Abdurrahman
15,053 corpus weight
- abstinent
abstinent
15,051 corpus weight
- abysmally
abysmally
15,050 corpus weight
- acclimation
acclimation
15,049 corpus weight
- accommodati…
accommodative
15,048 corpus weight
- activewear
activewear
15,046 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “abstinent” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstinent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,950 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abstinent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abstinent is uncommon English at frequency #84,950 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for abstinent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain. The correct English form is abstinent, spelled A-B-S-T-I-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abstinent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die
Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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