intempestivity
/ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti/
"intempestivity" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intempestivity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unseasonability; untimeliness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intempestivity · intempestivity · English
intempestivity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | intempestivity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intempestivity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intempestivity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unseasonability; untimeliness.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intempestivity, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Latin intempestīvitās; cognate with the French intempestivité. The correct English form is intempestivity, spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-E-S-T-I-V-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Unseasonability; untimeliness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intempestivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This “untimeliness” has nothing to do with the “intempestivity” of Nietzsche, which implies a denial of the present and an affirmation of future values.
I do not know if he wrote his own script, but whoever did, his subsequent pep talk was a masterpiece of intempestivity.
Etymology
From the Latin intempestīvitās; cognate with the French intempestivité.
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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.