inhospitality
noun
inhospitality is spelled I-N-H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inhospitality means “Lack of hospitality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inhospitality is inhospitalities.
How many letters and syllables are in inhospitality?
| Letters | 13: I-N-H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inhospitality?
Inhospitality appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of inhospitality
- inhospitalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhospitality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lack of hospitality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhospitality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of hospitality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unwirtlichkeit |
| Spanish | inhospitalidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does inhospitality come from?
From in- + hospitality, from Latin inhospitalitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).