inchastity
/ɪnˈt͡ʃæstɪti/
"inchastity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inchastity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence of chastity; the quality of being unchaste.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inchastity · inchastity · English
inchastity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inchastity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈt͡ʃæstɪti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inchastity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inchastity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˈt͡ʃæstɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence of chastity; the quality of being unchaste.".
inchastity has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + chastity: compare French inchasteté. The correct English form is inchastity, spelled I-N-C-H-A-S-T-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Absence of chastity; the quality of being unchaste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inchastity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In pre-Christian Roman belief it might be held as better not to indulge in extramarital sex, as a courtesy more than a due to one’s partner, or because character was believed to derive from having the strength to resist vice […] but, such rationalisations aside, male inchastity did not matter as such. Female inchastity could threaten bloodlines and proper…
The relevant Qur’anic verse (Ayât) is very similar to the English law on slander per se and the imputation of inchastity for women.
Etymology
From in- + chastity: compare French inchasteté.
Synonyms
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.