ineligibility
"ineligibility" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ineligibility” is uncommon English (frequency #85,372 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,372
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or quality of being ineligible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ineligibility · ineligibility · English
ineligibility · rank #85,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,372
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH indecently
Nearest frequency peer: indecently (-2 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 “ineligibility”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- idealize
idealize
14,641 corpus weight
- ilex
ilex
14,634 corpus weight
- indecently
indecently
14,631 corpus weight
- ineligibili…
ineligibility
14,629 corpus weight
- insidiously
insidiously
14,627 corpus weight
- invidious
invidious
14,625 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ineligibility” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ineligibility |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #85,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ineligibility” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ineligibility is uncommon English at frequency #85,372 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being ineligible.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ineligibility in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French inéligibilité, from Middle French. The correct English form is ineligibility, spelled I-N-E-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being ineligible.
Etymology
From French inéligibilité, from Middle French.
Antonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ineligibility", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.