inhumanity
noun
inhumanity is spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inhumanity means “The lack of compassion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inhumanity is inhumanities.
How many letters and syllables are in inhumanity?
| Letters | 10: I-N-H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inhumanity?
Inhumanity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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).
How do you pronounce inhumanity?
- US
Inhumanity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-inhumanity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inhumanity
- inhumanities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhumanity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lack of compassion.
- 2
An inhuman act.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhumanity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of compassion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhumanité |
| German | Unmenschlichkeit, Inhumanität |
| Portuguese | desumanidade |
| Spanish | crueldad, inhumanidad |
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 inhumanity come from?
From Middle French inhumanité, from Latin inhumanitas, equivalent to inhuman + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).