iniquous
/ɪˈnɪkwəs/
"iniquous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iniquous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of iniquitous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-iniquous · iniquous · English
iniquous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | iniquous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪˈnɪkwəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “iniquous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
iniquous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪˈnɪkwəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of iniquitous.".
No misspelling variants are generated for iniquous in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin inīquus, from in- (“not”) + aequus. See equal. The correct English form is iniquous, spelled I-N-I-Q-U-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of iniquitous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how iniquous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Be not Stoically mistaken in the equality of sins, nor commutatively iniquous in the valuation of transgressions
Etymology
From Latin inīquus, from in- (“not”) + aequus. See equal.
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.