insensitivity

Name: insensitivity, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“insensitivity” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,716
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being insensitive

Corpus desk

Index EN-insensitivity · insensitivity · English

insensitivity · rank #43,716 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #43,716
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH insincere

Nearest frequency peer: insincere (+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.

inoculation

56,288
inordinate

56,287
insensitivi…

56,285
insincere

56,284
instigator

56,283
insubordina…

56,282

What this shows “insensitivity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for insensitivity
Property	Value
Headword	insensitivity
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#43,716
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “insensitivity”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).insensitivitylands here:

#43,716

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “insincere” (#43,717), “inordinate” (#43,714), “instigator” (#43,718). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “insensitivity” is #43,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around insensitivity, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,716 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The condition of being insensitive".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for insensitivity, with forms such as "inesnsitivity", "innsensitivity", and "insenistivity". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + sensitivity. The correct English form is insensitivity, spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
The condition of being insensitive

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how insensitivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conference — even though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper. This showed a great insensitivity to the fact that lesbians with children are often not very mobile or flexible...We need that kind of advance notice in order to…

Etymology

From in- + sensitivity.

Antonyms

sensitivity

This word in other languages

insensibilidad(Español)insensibilité(Français)Gefühllosigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

inesnsitivity
innsensitivity
insenistivity
insennsitivity
insensiitvity
insensitiivty
insensitivitty
insensitivityy
insensitiviyt
insensitivtiy
insensitivvity
insensittivity
insensitviity
insenssitivity
insenstiivity
insesnitivity
insnesitivity
inssensitivity
isnensitivity
nisensitivity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insensitivity - 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.

Edit distance from "insensitivity"

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 "insensitivity"?

"insensitivity" is spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y.

What does "insensitivity" mean?

As a noun, "insensitivity" means: The condition of being insensitive

What are common misspellings of "insensitivity"?

Common misspellings include "inesnsitivity", "innsensitivity", "insenistivity", "insennsitivity", "insensiitvity". The correct spelling is "insensitivity".

What is the origin of the word "insensitivity"?

From in- + sensitivity. 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 "insensitivity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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