inconstancy
"inconstancy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inconstancy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inconstancy · inconstancy · English
inconstancy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | inconstancy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inconstancy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inconstancy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inconstancy, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy. The correct English form is inconstancy, spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inconstancy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another.
Etymology
From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy.
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.