infertility

noun

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"infertility" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infertility” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,006
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.

Corpus desk

Index EN-infertility · infertility · English

infertility · rank #23,006 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,006
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH indexing

Nearest frequency peer: indexing (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “infertility”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “infertility” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infertility
PropertyValue
Headwordinfertility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,006
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “infertility”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).infertilitylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “indexing” (#23,005), “informational” (#23,007), “impunity” (#23,004). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infertility” is #23,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around infertility, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,006 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for infertility, with forms such as "ifnertility", "inefrtility", and "inferitlity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French infertilité, from Late Latin infertilitas. The correct English form is infertility, spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.
  2. 2
    The inability to conceive children.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soil infertility is a major problem for farmers.
  2. Infertility is a considerable obstacle for women wishing to make a family.

Etymology

From Middle French infertilité, from Late Latin infertilitas.

This word in other languages

Unfruchtbarkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnertility
  • inefrtility
  • inferitlity
  • inferrtility
  • infertiilty
  • infertilitty
  • infertilityy
  • infertiliyt
  • infertillity
  • infertiltiy
  • infertliity
  • inferttility
  • infetrility
  • inffertility
  • infretility
  • innfertility
  • nifertility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infertility - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifnertility2inefrtility2inferitlity2inferrtility1infertiilty2infertilitty1infertilityy1infertiliyt2
Edit distance from "infertility"

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 "infertility"?
"infertility" is spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "infertility" mean?
As a noun, "infertility" means: The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.
What are common misspellings of "infertility"?
Common misspellings include "ifnertility", "inefrtility", "inferitlity", "inferrtility", "infertiilty". The correct spelling is "infertility".
What is the origin of the word "infertility"?
From Middle French infertilité, from Late Latin infertilitas. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list