iniquitous
/ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/
"iniquitous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iniquitous” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,722 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #92,722
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Characterized by iniquity (“deviation from what is right”).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iniquitous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,722 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iniquitous” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for iniquitous is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,722 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for iniquitous, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From iniquity + -ous (suffix forming adjectives indicating the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). The correct English form is iniquitous, spelled I-N-I-Q-U-I-T-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Characterized by iniquity (“deviation from what is right”).
- 2Characterized by iniquity (“deviation from what is right”).
Etymology
From iniquity + -ous (suffix forming adjectives indicating the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “iniquitous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-I-Q-U-I-T-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.