# inequality

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #8,049

## Definitions
1. Absence of equality.
2. Absence of equality.
3. Absence of equality.

## Etymology
From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”).
Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.

## Easily confused with
- **inequity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inequality-vs-inequity)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ienquality`, `ineqaulity`, `ineqquality`, `inequailty`, `inequalitty`, `inequalityy`, `inequaliyt`, `inequallity`, `inequaltiy`, `inequlaity`, `ineuqality`, `innequality`, `inqeuality`, `niequality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inequality