inharmony

/ɪnˈhɑːməni/

//ɪnˈhɑːməni// noun

"inharmony" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“inharmony” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lack of harmony.

Corpus desk

Index EN-inharmony · inharmony · English

inharmony · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for inharmony
PropertyValue
Headwordinharmony
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈhɑːməni/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “inharmony” in English

inharmonyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inharmony is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˈhɑːməni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of harmony.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inharmony, 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 in- + harmony. The correct English form is inharmony, spelled I-N-H-A-R-M-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lack of harmony.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In general, it is in exceeding bad taste to dye either lashes or brows, for it usually brings them into inharmony with the hair and features.
  2. Here in the night stretches a wide and blasted field studded with half-extinct fires burning redly with I know not what presage of evil. . . . To what monstrous inharmony of death was it the visible prelude?

Etymology

From in- + harmony.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inharmony"?
"inharmony" is spelled I-N-H-A-R-M-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈhɑːməni/.
What does "inharmony" mean?
As a noun, "inharmony" means: Lack of harmony.
How do you pronounce "inharmony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inharmony" is /ɪnˈhɑːməni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "inharmony"?
From in- + harmony. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list