in spite of
"in-spite-of" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in spite of” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in spite of |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “in spite of” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
in spite of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for in spite of, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is in spite of, spelled I-N- -S-P-I-T-E- -O-F.
Definition
- 1Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “in spite of”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N- -S-P-I-T-E- -O-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.