antipathy

/ænˈtɪpəθi/

//ænˈtɪpəθi// noun

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"antipathy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“antipathy” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,507
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion,...

Corpus desk

Index EN-antipathy · antipathy · English

antipathy · rank #41,507 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,507
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anion

Nearest frequency peer: anion (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “antipathy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “antipathy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for antipathy
PropertyValue
Headwordantipathy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ænˈtɪpəθi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,507
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “antipathy”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).antipathylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “anion” (#41,506), “Anubis” (#41,508), “animus” (#41,505). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “antipathy” is #41,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around antipathy (IPA /ænˈtɪpəθi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,507 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for antipathy, with forms such as "anitpathy", "anntipathy", and "antiapthy". 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *h₂énti Borrowed from Middle French antipathie (“deep dislike; object of dislike; incompatibility between things”) (modern French antipathie (“dislike, antipathy”)), and from its etymon Latin antipathīa (“counteraction; natural aversion, antipathy… The correct English form is antipathy, spelled A-N-T-I-P-A-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. 2
    Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other; (countable) an instance of this.
  3. 3
    A person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards; an anathema, a bête noire, a bugbear.
  4. 4
    A person or thing that has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards another person or thing; a hater.
  5. 5
    The quality of being antipathetic: not easily united by grafting.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how antipathy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For of our Alphabet the .P. doth omenouſly begin / Of theſe this much diſtaſted Ranck, […] vvere other Rankes not free / Of Publique-vveales Antipathie, prooling and peruerſe, P.
  2. A Sect, vvhoſe chief Devotion lies / In odde perverſe Antipathies; / In falling out vvith that or this, / And finding ſomevvhat ſtill amiſs: […]

Etymology

PIE word *h₂énti Borrowed from Middle French antipathie (“deep dislike; object of dislike; incompatibility between things”) (modern French antipathie (“dislike, antipathy”)), and from its etymon Latin antipathīa (“counteraction; natural aversion, antipathy”), from Ancient Greek ἀντῐπάθειᾰ (antĭpátheiă, “suffering instead”), Koine Greek ἀντῐπάθειᾰ (antĭpátheiă, “contrary affection; contrast; counteraction; opposition”), from ἀντῐπᾰθής (antĭpăthḗs, “(adjective) felt mutually; in return for suffering; (noun) remedy for suffering”) (from ἀντι- (anti-, prefix meaning ‘against’) + πᾰ́θος (pắthos, “death; disaster; misfortune; pain; suffering; strong feeling, emotion, passion, pathos”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind; a bond”) or *kʷendʰ- (“to endure; to suffer”)) + -ης (-ēs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives)) + -ειᾰ (-eiă, suffix forming feminine adjectives and nouns).

This word in other languages

antipatía(Español)antipathie(Français)Antipathie(Deutsch)antipatia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitpathy
  • anntipathy
  • antiapthy
  • antipahty
  • antipathhy
  • antipathyy
  • antipatthy
  • antipatyh
  • antippathy
  • antiptahy
  • antpiathy
  • anttipathy
  • atnipathy
  • natipathy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antipathy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anitpathy2anntipathy1antiapthy2antipahty2antipathhy1antipathyy1antipatthy1antipatyh2
Edit distance from "antipathy"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antipathy"?
"antipathy" is spelled A-N-T-I-P-A-T-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ænˈtɪpəθi/.
What does "antipathy" mean?
As a noun, "antipathy" means: Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion,...
What are common misspellings of "antipathy"?
Common misspellings include "anitpathy", "anntipathy", "antiapthy", "antipahty", "antipathhy". The correct spelling is "antipathy".
How do you pronounce "antipathy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antipathy" is /ænˈtɪpəθi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "antipathy"?
PIE word *h₂énti Borrowed from Middle French antipathie (“deep dislike; object of dislike; incompatibility between things”) (modern French antipathie (“dislike, antipathy”)), and from its etymon Latin antipathīa (“counteraction; natural aversion,... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antipathy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list