# inferior

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #9,482

## Definitions
1. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
2. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
3. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
4. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
5. Located below:
6. Located below:
7. Located below:
8. Located below:
9. Located below:
10. Located below:
11. Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

## Easily confused with
- **inferno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inferior-vs-inferno)
- **interior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inferior-vs-interior)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ifnerior`, `inefrior`, `infeiror`, `inferiorr`, `inferiro`, `inferoir`, `inferrior`, `infferior`, `infreior`, `innferior`, `niferior`

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