# dishonesty

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/ · frequency rank #23,243

## Definitions
1. The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
2. An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
3. Shamefulness, disgrace.

## Etymology
From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **dishonest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dishonest-vs-dishonesty)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddishonesty`, `dihsonesty`, `dishhonesty`, `dishnoesty`, `dishoensty`, `dishonessty`, `dishonestty`, `dishonestyy`, `dishonesyt`, `dishonetsy`, `dishonnesty`, `dishonsety`, `disohnesty`, `disshonesty`, `dsihonesty`, `idshonesty`

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