inhumanity

noun

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"inhumanity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“inhumanity” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,422
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The lack of compassion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-inhumanity · inhumanity · English

inhumanity · rank #49,422 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,422
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infrastructur…

Nearest frequency peer: infrastructural (-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 “inhumanity”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inhumanity” 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 inhumanity
PropertyValue
Headwordinhumanity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,422
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inhumanity”

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).inhumanitylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “infrastructural” (#49,421), “infielder” (#49,420), “initialization” (#49,424). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “inhumanity” is #49,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around inhumanity, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,422 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for inhumanity, with forms such as "ihnumanity", "inhhumanity", and "inhmuanity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French inhumanité, from Latin inhumanitas, equivalent to inhuman + -ity. The correct English form is inhumanity, spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The lack of compassion.
  2. 2
    An inhuman act.

Etymology

From Middle French inhumanité, from Latin inhumanitas, equivalent to inhuman + -ity.

This word in other languages

crueldad(Español)inhumanité(Français)Unmenschlichkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ihnumanity
  • inhhumanity
  • inhmuanity
  • inhuamnity
  • inhumainty
  • inhumanitty
  • inhumanityy
  • inhumaniyt
  • inhumannity
  • inhumantiy
  • inhummanity
  • inhumnaity
  • innhumanity
  • inuhmanity
  • nihumanity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inhumanity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ihnumanity2inhhumanity1inhmuanity2inhuamnity2inhumainty2inhumanitty1inhumanityy1inhumaniyt2
Edit distance from "inhumanity"

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 "inhumanity"?
"inhumanity" is spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y.
What does "inhumanity" mean?
As a noun, "inhumanity" means: The lack of compassion.
What are common misspellings of "inhumanity"?
Common misspellings include "ihnumanity", "inhhumanity", "inhmuanity", "inhuamnity", "inhumainty". The correct spelling is "inhumanity".
What is the origin of the word "inhumanity"?
From Middle French inhumanité, from Latin inhumanitas, equivalent to inhuman + -ity. 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 "inhumanity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list