animosity
/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/
"animosity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“animosity” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,170 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,170
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | animosity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,170 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “animosity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for animosity is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,170 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for animosity, with forms such as "ainmosity", "animmosity", and "animoisty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate. The correct English form is animosity, spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Etymology
From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ainmosity,animmosity,animoisty,animositty,animosityy,animosiyt,animossity,animostiy,animsoity,aniomsity,anmiosity,annimosity,naimosity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of animosity - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “animosity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.