inherence
/ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/
"inherence" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inherence” 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) - The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inherence · inherence · English
inherence · 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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inherence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inherence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inherence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˈhɪəɹəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.".
inherence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French inhérence. The correct English form is inherence, spelled I-N-H-E-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inherence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the gay man , in his greatest bravery , is only pleased because I am pleased with the sight ; so borrowing his little and imaginary complacency from the delight that I have , not from any inherence of his own possession
Yes, to savour to the full the sheer inherence of things, so pure and gentle is it; if you get still enough you can hear the grass growing.
Etymology
Compare French inhérence.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.