incredulosity

/ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/

//ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti// noun

"incredulosity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - incredulity, incredulousness

Corpus desk

Index EN-incredulosity · incredulosity · English

incredulosity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for incredulosity
PropertyValue
Headwordincredulosity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “incredulosity” in English

incredulosityfalls 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

incredulosity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "incredulity, incredulousness".

No misspelling variants are generated for incredulosity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incredulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity. The correct English form is incredulosity, spelled I-N-C-R-E-D-U-L-O-S-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    incredulity, incredulousness

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incredulosity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ah, evidently this Sherlock "Homles" is another one of your buddies. Shahenshah-e-jasoosee, eh? The faint incredulosity of his voice it has not been my good fortune to hear.
  2. "A British Agent?^([sic])" Peter asked with all incredulosity, laughing aloud. "Why would Lipton assign a British …" “Because he knew you were infiltrated with RSE Agents – at least one and perhaps two."

Etymology

From incredulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.

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 "incredulosity"?
"incredulosity" is spelled I-N-C-R-E-D-U-L-O-S-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/.
What does "incredulosity" mean?
As a noun, "incredulosity" means: incredulity, incredulousness
How do you pronounce "incredulosity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incredulosity" is /ɪnˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "incredulosity"?
From incredulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list