# bestiality

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛstʃəlˌlɪtɪ/ · frequency rank #45,807

## Definitions
1. Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
2. Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
3. Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
4. A status of lower animal.
5. An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
6. A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.

## Etymology
From bestial + -ity.

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbestiality`, `besitality`, `besstiality`, `bestaility`, `bestiailty`, `bestialitty`, `bestialityy`, `bestialiyt`, `bestiallity`, `bestialtiy`, `bestilaity`, `besttiality`, `betsiality`, `bsetiality`, `ebstiality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bestiality