incivility
/ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/
"incivility" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incivility” is uncommon English (frequency #84,391 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,391
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-incivility · incivility · English
incivility · rank #84,391 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,391
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH Inari
Nearest frequency peer: Inari (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “incivility”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- impost
impost
15,613 corpus weight
- Inari
Inari
15,611 corpus weight
- incivility
incivility
15,610 corpus weight
- indigestible
indigestible
15,609 corpus weight
- inescapably
inescapably
15,608 corpus weight
- ingratiating
ingratiating
15,607 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “incivility” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incivility |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incivility” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
incivility is uncommon English at frequency #84,391 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incivility, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin incivilis (“impolite, uncivil”), from in- (privative prefix) + civilis (“belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil”) (from civis (“a citizen”)), e… The correct English form is incivility, spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
- 2Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
- 3Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incivility appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Courtezan. How say you now? is not your husband mad? / Adriana. His incivility confirms no less.
1668, David Lloyd, Memoires of the Lives, Actions, Sufferings, and Deaths of those Noble, Reverend, and Excellent Personages that suffered by Death, Sequestration, Decimation, and otherwise for the Protestant Religion, London: Samuel Speed, “The Life and Death of Robert Berkley,” p. 96, Beat on proud Billows, Boreas blow, Swell curled Waves, high as Jove’…
Etymology
From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin incivilis (“impolite, uncivil”), from in- (privative prefix) + civilis (“belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil”) (from civis (“a citizen”)), equivalent to in- + civility.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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