infallibility

/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/

//ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti// noun

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

The verdict

“infallibility” is uncommon English (frequency #57,457 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,457
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

Corpus desk

Index EN-infallibility · infallibility · English

infallibility · rank #57,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,457
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inductance

Nearest frequency peer: inductance (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “infallibility”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “infallibility” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infallibility
PropertyValue
Headwordinfallibility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/
Letters13
Frequency rank#57,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “infallibility” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).infallibilityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “inductance” (#57,456), “inborn” (#57,455), “inglorious” (#57,459). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infallibility” is #57,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infallibility is uncommon English at frequency #57,457 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.".

Zero misspellings are on record for infallibility in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is infallibility, spelled I-N-F-A-L-L-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The myth of the infallibility and objectivity of medicine and all science has come to replace religious myths.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infallibility"?
"infallibility" is spelled I-N-F-A-L-L-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/.
What does "infallibility" mean?
As a noun, "infallibility" means: The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.
How do you pronounce "infallibility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infallibility" is /ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infallibility" come from?
"infallibility" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infallibility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list