incesty

Name: incesty, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“incesty” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Incestuous.

Key facts for incesty
Property	Value
Headword	incesty
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	7
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incesty” sits in English frequency

incesty falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incesty is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incestuous.".

No misspelling variants are generated for incesty in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incest + -y. The correct English form is incesty, spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-Y.

Definition

1
Incestuous.

Etymology

From incest + -y.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incesty"?

"incesty" is spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-Y.

What does "incesty" mean?

As an adjective, "incesty" means: Incestuous.

What is the origin of the word "incesty"?

From incest + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “incesty”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-E-S-T-Y - 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.